Introduction
Floods are a natural disaster that comes from overflowed
rivers, in this explanation text you will learn, what a flood is,
where a flood occurs, warning signs, how to get ready for a
flood and what to do during a flood.
How does a flood occur?
Floods can occur anytime of the day
and can cause lots of damage to
houses, streets and roads, it can occur
by heavy rain, rapid ice melting and
rivers can over flow and also cause a
flood to occur.
This is a Flood
Where do floods occur?
Floods mainly are caused at rivers lakes and mountains, they
also occur most in Queensland and New South Wales. (If you
live in these states make sure you have a safety plan for when a
flood strikes)
Famous Flood in Australia
Dec 27, 1916 – Clermont and Peak Downs, QLD
There were 65 deaths, 10 homes destroyed, 50 buildings
damaged and 10,000
livestock killed. A cyclone
swept along the Whitsunday
Passage, with heavy rain to
Clermont, Sapphire and Peak
Downs and it was starting to
flood savvy town and they This is a picture of the flood that strike the town
forgot to check if the river
was overflowing. The water was flooding the town at crushing
speeds like a tsunami, the flood started going through houses
and caused lots of damage. So the town was rebuilt on higher
ground.
What is the effect of a flood?
The effect of a flood causes:
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Drowning
Diseases
Sharp objects in water
Damage to roads and landscape
Major loss of livestock
Crop damage
Flood water can take weeks to drain
What warning signs show that a flood is about
to hit?
The warning signs for floods are very heavy rain, listen to
weather reports if local rivers or lakes start to overflow. (Make
sure you look out for heavy rain so you know when it is the
right time to listen to the weather report.)
How do you stay safe before and during a
flood?
Use sand bags to block any open spaces, make sure you get to
higher ground, keep a list of emergency phone numbers, seal
walls in basements with waterproofing compounds to avoid
seepage.
Conclusion
A flood is caused when there is heavy rain and lots of rainfall, it
can overflow lakes and rivers, floods can cause lots of deaths
and damage to the landscape. Floods normally occur in
mountains, rivers and lakes. If a flood strikes have a safety plan
for when it happens. How could a big pool of water make lots
of damage to everything around it?