Picture of floods

Causes of floods

Many different situations can cause a flood. Here are just a few:

• Heavy rainfall

• Ocean waves coming on shore, such as a storm surge

• Melting snow and ice, as well as ice jams

• Dams or levees breaking

• Geography can also make an area more likely to flood. For example, areas near rivers are often at risk for
floods. Urban areas (areas near cities) are also at higher risk for floods because rooftops funnel rainfall to the
ground below, and paved surfaces such as highways and parking lots prevent the ground from absorbing the
rain
Floods damage
• Floods damage buildings and bridges. They can wash away roads then
it is hard for rescue workers try hard to get to these people. It is
important to bring them food and fresh water
• Everything they own may have been washed away .their houses could
be covered in mud.
• Sewers might have flooded and made the water dirty
Picture of floods damage
How to protect your self in a floods
• Find safe shelter right away.

• Do not walk, swim or drive through flood waters. Turn Around, Don’t
Drown!

• Remember, just six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one
foot of moving water can sweep your vehicle away.

• Stay off bridges over fast-moving water.

• Depending on the type of flooding