Life on the Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh

Jabeda Begum stands in her rice field in Kunderpara, a village on an island in the Brahmaputra River in northern Bangladesh. Severe flooding in August 2017 eroded the bank, washing away part of her farm.

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Paul Jeffrey

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Bangladesh Asia char Brahmaputra River island flooding climate change monsoon rice rice field rice paddy agriculture food grain green field farm farming woman erosion damage machete farmer riverbank

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Brahmaputra River life, Climate