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Updated July 2020
River flood at Yangtze river affected nearly 34 million people in 27 provinces.
Watch the following video on how flood affected 14 million people in 26 provinces in China for the month of June 2020. About 744,000 evacuated from their home and 78 reported dead or missing.
Watch the following video on the impacts of the catastrophic flooding in Houston Aug 2017 brought by Hurricane Harvey - more than 10 feet. 6 million people affected, 2 deaths, economic activities came to a standstill. Airport closed.
Economic Impacts
- refer to the effect of an event on goods and services being produced, sold and bought
Impacts of flood caused by Hurricane Katrina
Watch this video how the flood in Bangkok in factory affected the industries in 2011.
Property might have been damaged or affected by the floods, and could not be opened for business.
Lack of customers/tourists as they are unable to get to them or to travel
The employees and managers might have also faced transport and logistical issues getting to the workplace.
The government needs to invest in rebuilding efforts.
• Tourists will avoid visiting the area and businesses serving the tourists will be affected.
Social Impacts
- refer to the effect of an event on the well-being of people.
• Loss of lives.
• Loss of homes resulting in homelessness.
• People may feel emotionally stressed from losing their home.
• Water supplies may be contaminated.
• Drinking contaminated water may result in people falling ill.
Watch this video on how Typhoon Ketsana caused flooding in Vietnam causing injuries, deaths and widespread destruction of properties making many homeless and deprived of clean water.
Watch this video on how flooding results in the spread of disease in Bangkok in 2011.
Watch the video below to see how flooding of the Mississippi river caused loss of lives and homelessness in St Louis areas in 2015.
Watch the video on how flooding affected the access to clean water and food in Thailand in 2011.
Social Impacts
Sec 2 Geography Impacts of Floods from Karen Kang-Lim
Economic Impacts
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