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Above-normal rainfalls, unprecedented since 1965, were experienced in the Southeastern districts of Cox¡¯s Bazar, Bandarban and Chittagong in Bangladesh during the

period from 23 June to 2 August 2015. Two periods of consecutive heavy rainfalls hit the area. The first period of heavy rains started on 23 June and fell over the course of 4-5 days, causing landslides and flooding, severely affecting more than 1,8 million people as per the JNA (Joint Needs Assessment ¨C Flash Floods in Cox¡¯s Bazar, Bandarban and Chittagong Districts, June ¨C July 2015, HCTT). In the wake of this episode, a second period of heavy rainfalls took place for several days beginning in

late July and aggravated into the cyclonic storm ¡°Komen¡± on 29 July. During June and July 2015, the highest rainfall in 50 years was recorded in the flood affected areas.