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What is a flood? A flood is a natural event that can have far reaching reaching effects on people and the environment. Put simply, a flood is too much water in the ‘wrong’ place!
What causes floods? A flood is caused by a combination combination of heavy rainfall causing river / oceans to over flow their banks, and can happen at any time of the year, not just in the winter.
Floods generally develop over a period days, when there is too much rainwate in the rivers and water spreads over th next to it (the ‘floodplain’). ‘f loodplain’). However, th happen very quickly when lots of heav falls over a short period of time. These floods’ occur with little or no warning a cause the biggest loss of human life th other type of flooding.
Coastal areas are also at risk from sea flooding, when storms and big waves b seawater onto the land. The worst cases of flooding may occur if there is a combina storms, ‘spring tides’ and low l ow atmospheric pressure.
What are the effects of flooding?
Flooding can be very dangerous – only 15cms of fast-flowing water are needed to k you off your feet! Floodwater can seriously disrupt public and personal transport by cutting off roads and railway lines, as well as communication links when telephone lines are damaged.
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Severe floods not only ruin homes / businesses and destroy personal property, but t water left behind causes further damage to property and contents. The environment wildlife is also at risk when damage when damage to businesses causes the accide release of toxic materials like paints, pesticides, gasoline etc.
Floodwater can severely disrupt public and personal transport by cutting off roads and ra lines, as well as communication links when telephone lines are damaged.
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Unfortunately, flooding not only disrupts man people’s lives each year, but it frequently cre personal tragedies when people are swept a and drowned.
What’s being done to prevent flooding?
The Environment Agency aims to protect people and their property from flooding, he organisations like the police to give warnings of possible floods so that people can m arrangements or move out of the area if it is dangerous. dangerous. We do this by issuing one following flood codes: Flooding Possible. Be aware! Be Prepared! Watch out! Flooding expected. Affecting homes, businesses and main roads. Act now! Severe Flooding Expected. Imminent danger to life and property. Act now!
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Understand what the flood codes mean and that t hat both you and your family knows what what to do when a warning warning occurs. See the ‘Floodline’ page for further info. at: Sign up to vote on this title http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/flood Useful Not useful Listen to local advice and information and keep a look out for the flood warning codes.
