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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FLOODING umi qistina (SOCIAL IMPACTS…
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FLOODING
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SOCIAL IMPACTS
refers to the effects of an event on the well-being of people.
INJURIES, SPREAD OF DISEASES AND LOSS OF LIVES
people may be injured by objects and debris washed along by fast-moving floodwaters
floodwaters may cause buildings to collapse and injure
or kill people
when people are caught in the flood for quite some time, they can suffer from hypothermia with symptoms such as constant shivering , confusion and loss of coordination.
after a flood, diseases may spread and affect a larger population.
water supplies may be contaminated by chemical spills from factories and sewage .
people would then drink the contaminated water and diseases such has cholera and dysentery will spread
stagnant pools of floodwater may be the place where mosquitoes breed, resulting in more cases of malaria and dengue fever
people may be stressed out due to losing their homes
people may also suffer from emotional distress from the loss of loved ones due to floods
HOMELESSNESS
floodwaters may cause damage to property and sweep houses away
during floods, people may have to evacuate to emergency shelters and stay there for quite some time but some others have to stay longer as they try to rebuild their houses
DISRUPTION TO CLEAN WATER SUPPLY
the supply of clean water may be disrupted due to damaged water pipes
sewage pipes may also burst which caused sewage to flow and contaminate water supplies
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
refers to the effects of an event on goods and services being produced, sold and bought
DAMAGE TO MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
floods can damage machinery and equipment such as drilling machines, cranes and computers
the machinery and equipment may be submerged in water and cause damage to the motors and other electrical components
because of that, factories are unable to operate at full capacity and suffer economic losses
companies may lose profits and spend money to buy new equipments
people may also lose their jobs
DAMAGE TO TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
refers to facilities such as roads and railway tracks
during a flood, transport infrastructure can become impassable as they may be submerged or damaged
due to the powerful force of floodwater, the transport infrastructure becomes weak
to repair the damaged infrastructure, cities need to spend considerable length of time and high costs for it
when roads are submerged or damaged due to floods, people are unable to travel to work and tourists will be discouraged to visit the city
which then leads to an overall reduction in productivity, employment and profits
DISRUPTION TO ENERGY SUPPLY
floods can disrupt the supply of energy by affecting its distribution
the disruption of electricity supply can affect the capacity of factories and companies to produce goods and services
power lines may be damaged and power outages may occur during floods
the power failures can last for weeks before they are restored
factories and companies then can't operate due to the lack of electricity
all that may result in a loss of employment and income for individuals and companies