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IMPACT OF FLOODING ON HUMANS
Flooding has a range of impacts on humans, including:

People can be injured or killed by flooding
floodwater is often contaminated with sewage, which can lead to illness and affect clean drinking water
power supplies can be disrupted
businesses can be forced to shut down
services such as hospitals and schools can close
transport networks can be affected, such as flood damage to bridges, railways and roads
homes and properties can be flooded
people may have to move out of their properties until flood damage is repaired possessions can be damaged and washed away. All these will affect livelihood.

IMPACT OF FLOODING ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Flooding has a range of impacts on the environment, including:

Wildlife habitats can be destroyed by floodwater
contaminated floodwater can pollute rivers and habitats.

Silt and sediment can destroy crops on farms
river banks and natural levées can be eliminated as rivers reach bankfull capacity

Rivers can be widened, and deposition can increase downstream trees can be uprooted by high-velocity water flow plants that survive the initial flood may die due to being inundated with water.

How flooding affects farmers

Flooding on farmlands can cause many types of damage. They may include crop loss, contamination, soil erosion, equipment loss, debris deposition, and the spread of invasive species.

Bad roads that will stall food distribution.

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I am trying to incise myself in their situation. I look in my house and the items are worth a few millions. Just imagine what they have lost so far. My cars are worth some few too. My goodness. How can these people come back from this? Not just one person but the entire community. Even the businesses are all gone.

No bail out plan, no rescue mission, no shelter, absolutely nothing! Solely on your own.

May God help these people. I feel for these families.

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