Thursday, October 29, 2009

Kutubdiapara: A Slum of Environmental Refugees in Cox’s Bazar Urban Areas

Kutubdia,

an outreach island situated in the south-western part

of the Bay of the Bengal, have been eroding fast due to strong

tidal action, as well as by cyclonic action and storm surges.

This island, once which was 250-squire kilometre is size, lost

around its 65 percent during last 100 years and more than 60

percent of its population migrated in urban areas and, many

others are thinking to be migrated as presently 2700 people live

in per square kilometre areas.

News By: Source : Kutubi Forum

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