A flood happens when water overflows or soaks normally dry land. Generally, floods take hours or even days to develop, giving people time to prepare or evacuate. But Sometimes, floods develop quickly and with no warning.
A Flood can develop in many ways. The most common is when rivers overflow the dams, heavy rain, a broken dam or a huge ice melt. Coastal flooding can also happen when it is high tide or a tsunami. Did you know that floods are the second-best widespread in the world besides the wildfires!!!!!
When floods happen the ocean moves inland. Floods have enormous power. Some structures cannot withstand the force of the water causing them to collapse. Most people are left without any drinking water or power.
When the flood has gone the ground is covered in mud and silt. This is very beneficial for the farmers because It has lots of nutrients in it. But when the flood has receded it can cause just as much damage. Sharp debris, fuel and sewage are very harmful to the people. In America, floods cause 100 people to die and cause seven point five billion billion dollars worth of damage.
Some Countries are building stronger stabilised buildings when flooding happens to prevent damage.
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