Bangladesh to face massive exodus from rising seas: UN

News Desk :
The UN Secretary-General warned Tuesday that global warming could force a mass exodus “on a biblical scale” in countries including Bangladesh as people flee low-lying communities and called for legal frameworks to be implemented in preparation, especially for refugees.
He also named China, India and the Netherlands as being the countries that are in danger, adding that “mega-cities on every continent will face serious impacts” — from Cairo to Jakarta to Los Angeles to Copenhagen.
Meanwhile, the World Meteorological Organization said that Dhaka, Mumbai, Shanghai, Bangkok, Jakarta, Maputo, Lagos, Cairo, London, Copenhagen, New York, Los Angeles,
Buenos Aires, and Santiago are among the cities most threatened by rise in sea levels, report agency.
The report, titled “Global Sea-Level Rise and Implications”, was launched on Tuesday.
“The danger is especially acute for nearly 900 million people who live in coastal zones at low elevations — that’s one out of ten people on Earth,” Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council.