HOW TO PREVENT FLOODS

& THE CAUSES OF FLOODS

Heavy rain
When there is more rain than
the soil can absorb, the excess
water quickly runs into rivers
and creeks, overwhelming
storm drains and ditches and
causing a flash flood.
Install flood detection
systems.
Alarms can alert you to
water before a disaster
strikes.

Overflowing rivers
When water overflows a Regularly clear debris from
river, it overflows to the
ground, causing flooding. drains
Avoid piling leaves, mulch,
or other debris in your
yard where it could flush
into the sewage drains or
block drainage paths.
Broken dams
If the dam breaks suddenly,
then the large amount of
water held behind the dam
can flood the areas
downstream too.

Education about
drainage
Urban Drainage Basins education is very important, to
inform and make people conscious
High intensity rainfall can cause flooding about the dangers of floods.
when the city sewage system and
draining canals do not have the
necessary capacity to drain away the
amounts of rain that are falling.

By- Jane 7a