Deadly Landslides in Bangladesh Show Climate Change

(3 July 08-RV) Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least nine people today in a third day of flooding in Bangladesh. Most of the victims were children, who were sleeping in their mud-and-straw huts when earth slid down the hills and buried the residences. Meanwhile in the capital Dhaka, environment ministers from the South Asian regional grouping, Saarc, have gathered to discuss a plan to tackle climate change. Rising seas, melting glaciers, floods and cyclones put millions of people at risk in South Asia, and Bangladesh is proposing the creation of a joint fund to help communities adapt to the changing climate.Cassie Dummet is the Programme Manager for Catholic Relief Services in Bangladesh. She says that floods in the country have been getting more extreme in the past few years...