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The town of Youdunjie in Poyang county, Jiangxi suffered particularly acute flooding in July (Image: Alamy)
People stand on a road damaged by floodwaters after heavy rains in Nagaon district, Assam, on 19 May 2022. The twin crises of extreme heat and floods are exposing a lack of preparation and shoddy infrastructure in India and Bangladesh. (Image: Anuwar Hazarika / Alamy)
What Is Flood?
What Is Flood?
a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry.
the most common natural disaster
Failing to evacuate flooded areas or entering flood waters can lead to injury or death.
can have a harmful effect on your health, home or business.
Results from rain, snow, coastal storms, storm surge, and overflows of dams and other water systems
Develops slowly or quickly. Flash floods can come with no warning
Causes outages, disrupt transportation, damage buildings, create landslides
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