What impact could floods have on humans?

Answer 1

it can cause people to be evicted from there homes as well as putting businesses out of business also it causes a lot of expense.

There can be several effects.

Personal injury or death.

Injury or death of domestic or farm animals.

Damage to or destruction of property including homes and/or their contents.

Danage to or destruction of business assets, roads, railways, bridges.

The damage can be not only from the water, and large volumes of water moving quickly are extremely powerful, but also from the filthy sediment left behind. Flood silt can be contaminated by sewage, so presenting a health risk on top of the property damage.

Answer 2

• Floods make a huge impact on the environment and society
• Floods destroy drainage systems in cities, causing raw sewage to spill out into water
• Also, in cases of severe floods, buildings can be significantly damaged and destroyed
• Toxic materials such as paint, pesticide and gasoline can be released into the rivers, lakes, bays, and ocean, killing maritime life
• Floods may also cause millions of dollars worth of damage
• Evicting people from their homes and
• Ruining businesses
• Floods cause significant amounts of erosion to coasts, leading to more flooding if not repaired.

Answer 3

For starters, people can lose their lives by drowning, hitting their heads against something as they're swept away or even, dying of shock. Property can be damaged and/or carried away (I actually know of a house that was built in one place, and swept a few miles down the road in a flood and is still lived in to this day).

The flood could also bring nasty sediments and whatnot with it (especially with muddy water), ruining nearby food and water supplies.

Even if you aren't in a flood, people who live near rivers and whatnot sometimes need to pay for flood insurance, meaning less money in their pockets.

Finally, there's also a "shock and awe" factor with particularly large floods, as you watch giant trees and houses drift away.

There aren't many good points to floods, sadly. I mean, you miiiiiight be able to cut up a floating log for firewood, if you let it dry, and if an area with a drought is somehow flooded, the water may be helpful (especially if it is miraculously clean), but otherwise...most of the effects are pretty bad.

There are probably even more effects you can figure out, if you put your mind to it!

Answer 4

Floods not only damage property and endanger the lives of humans and animals, but have other effects as well. Rapid runoff causes soil erosion as well as sediment deposition problems downstream. Spawning grounds for fish and other wildlife habitat are often destroyed. High-velocity currents increase flood damage; prolonged high floods delay traffic and interfere with drainage and economic use of lands. Bridge abutments, bank lines, sewer outfalls, and other structures within floodways are damaged, and navigation and hydroelectric power are often impaired. Financial losses due to floods are commonly millions of dollars each year.

M.Zameer Iqra University Islaamabad.

Answer 5

It could destroy houses, or it could drown people who do not know it is coming.

Answer 6

You are stupid.

Answer 7

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