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Impacts of floods (Social (Affects Physical health (May suffer from…
Impacts of floods
Social
Affects Physical health
May suffer from hypothermia
Affects emotional and mental health
Emotional health: loss of loved ones
Spread of diseases
The flood water will better facilitate the spread of diseases
Homelessness
Damage to property and even lose of houses
Disruption to clean water supply
Damage water and sewage pipes causing sewage to flow and contaminate water suplies
Injuries and lost of lives
Fast moving flood waters host debris that may injure people
Economic
Damage to machinery and equipment
Machinery and equipment may be damaged after making contact with large amount of water from the flood.
Disruption to energy supply
This refers to the distribution of energy being affected due to floods
Damage to transport infrastructure
refers to facilities such as roads and railway tracks that becomes impassable because they are submerged or damaged