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Impacts of Floods - Coggle Diagram
Impacts of Floods
Social Impacts
Injuries, spread of diseases, and loss of lives
People may be injured by objects and debris washed along fast-moving floodwaters or be injured or killed by buildings that collapsed due to the floodwaters
When people are caught in the flood for a long period of time, they can suffer from hypothermia (symptoms: constant shivering, confusion, and loss of coordination)
Flash floods around three times more fatalities and injuries in the United States of America in 2013
After a flood, diseases may spread and affect a larger populaton
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People will be exposed to contaminated drinking water; diseases such as cholera and dysentery will spread
Stagnant pools of floodwater may also encourage mosquitoes to breed, resulting in more cases of malaria and dengue fever
People may be stressed because they lost their homes and/or suffer from emotional distress from the loss of loved ones due to floods
Homelessness
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During floods, people may have to evacuate to emergency shelters, and some people will have to stay in the emergency shelters for long periods of time while trying to rebuild their houses
Flooding in cities tends to affect many people due to the high population density (e.g. more than 1.5 million people in New Orleans) were displaced or left homeless by Hurricane Katrina
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Refers to the effects of an event on the well-being of people, social impacts of floods may include the following
Economic Impacts
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Effect of an event on goods and services being produced, sold, and bought. During a flood, economic activities may stop due to the following reasons. After a flood, a huge amount of money is required to repair the damage caused by the flood.
Introduction
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The social impacts may affect people immediately during the flood, or be felt long after the flood event