BD 7th most affected country in extreme weather conditions

Bangladesh is the seventh most affected country in the world due to "extreme weather events" over the last 20 years from 1998 -2017, says a new global report, reports UNB.

The other top nine affected countries are Puerto Rico (1), Honduras (2), Myanmar (3), Haiti (4), the Philippines (5), Nicaragua (6), Pakistan (8), Vietnam (9) and Dominica (10), according to Global Climate Risk Index 2019 released in Poland on Wednesday.

Of the 10 most affected countries and territories (1998-2017), eight were developing countries in the low-income or lower-middle income country group, one was classified as an upper-middle income country (Dominica) and one an advanced economy generating high income (Puerto Rico).

Bangladesh's climate risk ranking is 9th in 2017 against 13th position in 2016.

The report says massive rainfalls have led to floods across Nepal, Bangladesh and India, which affected more than 40 million people.

Some 1200 people lost their lives in these three countries and millions were displaced throughout the region.