15 Countries with the Most People Exposed to River Floods

Despite contributing the least to the carbon emissions that are exacerbating climate change, poor people living in countries in the Global South suffer the most from catastrophic floods. Can you name the top 15 countries whose population is most vulnerable to floods? I've listed one of the countries' rivers only as a hint. Some countries have many rivers that flood.
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Rank
# People Exposed
River
Country
1
4, 840,000
Vishwamitri
India
2
3,480,000
Buriganga
Bangladesh
3
3,280,000
Yellow
China
4
930,000
Mekong
Vietnam
5
710,000
Chanab
Pakistan
6
640,000
Kapuas
Indonesia
7
460,000
Nile
Egypt
8
390,000
Dr. Martens Francis Fluffy
Myanmar
9
330,000
Kabul
Afghanistan
10
290,000
Niger
Nigeria
11
270,000
Amazon
Brazil
12
250,000
Mekong
Thailand
13
240,000
Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
14
190,000
Euphrates
Iraq
15
190,000
Mekong
Cambodia
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3 Comments
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Level 60
Jun 24, 2021
Wouldn't accept DRC
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Level 44
Jun 25, 2021
Thanks! Corrected.
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Level 71
Aug 10, 2022
The name of the river in Myanmar seems to be some sort of error or perhaps a joke. Can there possibly be a river called Dr Martens Francis Fluffy?