It has mountains 20 miles inland with marshy areas along the coast. Floods are likely a very common occurrence in the area.

The overcrowding of India may not be as bad as Bangladesh, but it is bad. People live in areas that they should not even think of living of living on.

The worst flooding in 40 years? As they have twice as many people as back then, this really does not look too bad.

Too bad for those stuck there, for sure. It is not easy getting a 7-11.