Categorieën: Alle - damage - disruption - injuries - diseases

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Floods in urban areas can inflict substantial economic damage by submerging and destroying machinery, equipment, and critical infrastructure. The disruption to energy and clean water supplies exacerbates the situation, halting essential services and impeding daily life.

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How do floods affect people living in cities?

Economic impacts

Disruption to energy supply
Floods can disrupt the supply of energy by affecting its distribution.
Damage to transport infrastructure
During a flood, transport infrastructure can become impassable because they may be submerged or damaged
Damage to machinery and equipment
The machinery and equipment may be submerged in water and cause damage to the motors other electrical components
Floods can damage machinery and equipment such as drilling machines, cranes and computers

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Disruption to clean water supply
Sewage pipes may also burst, causing sewage to flow and contaminate water supplies
The supply of clean water may be disrupted due to damaged water pipes
Homelessness
Some people have to stay in these emergency shelters for long periods of time after the flood while trying to rebuild their houses
During floods, people may have to evacuate to emergency shelters
Floodwaters can cause damage to property and even sweep houses away
Injuries, spread of diseases and loss of lives
When people are caught in the flood for a long time, they can suffer from hypothermia with symptoms such as constant shivering, confusion and loss of coordination.
Floodwaters may cause buildings to collapse and injure or kill people
People may be injured by leftover debris and objects washing along