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Tropical Cyclone Sidr was one of the worst natural disasters to hit Bangladesh, a south Asian country on the east of India.

The storm made landfall in the country on Nov. 15, 2007, prompting large-scale evacuations. When Sidr hit, Bangladesh was hammered by peak 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 m.p.h.), making it a Category-5.

Coastal districts of Bangladesh faced soaking rains ahead of the actual impact of the cyclone. While the storm surge reached a height of three metres (9.8 feet) in most places, the larger cities of Patuakhali, Barguna and Jhalokati District experienced a surge exceeding five metres (16 ft).

Since the storm surge is most deadly and destructive along coastal areas, it triggered panic in the massive fishing community. More than 3,000 fishermen were reported missing from 500 fishing boats. The local agricultural industry was also devastated, as many rice crops were totally wiped out.

The total dollar losses reached an estimated equivalent to US$2.31 billion. And at least 3,447 deaths have been blamed directly on the storm, with some estimates reaching 15,000.


The expression Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), is a globally accepted tool used by environmental experts to systematically assess the cause-effect relationship between development activities and environmental sustainability as man continues his widespread and almost unabated development of his immediate environment.

Dr. Benard Omoyeni is the Author of the renowned EIA book titled: Principles and Application of Environmental Impact Assessment, a book that is widely circulated among the tertiary institutions of learning in Nigeria and accepted for sales on Amazon.com.