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INTRODUCTION
PROCESS OF FLOODS IN LONDON
EFFECTS OF FLOODING
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
• Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land
that is normally dry.
• Floods are the most common natural disaster in the
world.
• Floods may: result from rain, snow, coastal storms,
storm surges, and overflows of dams and other water
systems.
• The destruction of a dam or levee is often brought on
by another natural disaster, such as a hurricane,
cyclone, or earthquake, etc.
PROCESS OF FLOODS IN LONDON
Tangible Intangible
Direct Damage to houses, schools, Loss of life, health
factories, roads, bridges, effects, loss of
furniture, cars, machinery, ecological value.
power plants, water supply.
Indirect Loss of industrial Inconveniences of
production, traffic recovery after flood,
disruption, loss of increased vulnerability
customers. of survivors.
Tewkesbury was cut off on 22 July 2007
Heavy Rain causes Flooding
CONCLUSION