FLOOD It was the worst rainy weather I had seen. The skies remained overcast as sheets of rain poured down without stopping. In the evenings‚ the rain was usually accompanied by blinding flashes of lightning and deafening peals of thunder. Most of the residents in my area remained confined indoors. Apart from people scurrying to and from work and school‚ there was little outdoor activity. The town where I live‚ Kuantan‚ faces the Pahang River. After three days of incessant rain‚ the swollen river
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The 2010-11 Queensland Floods had significant impact on Queensland with their massive economic cost and loss of life. The floods occurred following prolonged periods of heavy rainfall between December 2010 and January 2011. They resulted in much of the state being inundated with water and had a massive impact on many people. These impacts included the deaths of 30 people‚ 78% of the state being declared a disaster zone‚ and over $5 billion in reconstruction costs—the most expensive natural disaster
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(Petrucci‚ 2012). Floods are one of the most common natural disasters over the world and they have occasional devastating influences in developed as well as developing countries (Ahern‚ 2005). Recently the floods increasingly happen over the world in general and specially in Australia. For example‚ a sequence of floods in Queensland in early December 2010 did happen and led to a damage of approximately $1 billion (Australian Government‚ 2014). This essay will discuss the impacts of flood in specific aspects
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losses amounting due to this have made flood insurance purchasing a common concern for property purchasers. 5.2 million properties in England are at a risk of flooding‚ this has become a serious issue for property owners. Since you are purchasing a property 154 Trent road‚ Beeston NG9 1LQ‚ according to the Environment Agency flood risk map‚ this comes under a medium to low risk zone however till 2012-2013‚ this was a high-risk zone. The Trent Left Bank Flood Alleviation Scheme (FAS) reduced the risk
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During the 2010 monsoon season (July and August)‚ Pakistan experienced the worst floods recorded in its history. Heavy rainfall caused flash floods in the north and north-western regions of the country. The subsequent run-off created a southward moving mass of water approximately the size of the United Kingdom. The flood waters travelled downstream through Punjab and Sindh until they reached the Arabian Sea. Many of the main tributaries feeding into the Indus River were also flooded‚ further inundating
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speak of morals and themes that cross through many cultures. They tell tales of great battles and of natural disasters of epic proportion. One of the most commonly mentioned natural disasters in these stories tells of a great flood. Although the flood story in the Bible and the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh are two different stories‚ they are telling the same historical event. For instance‚ in the Bible‚ there is a singular God who watches the corruption of his people. Clearly stated in the bible is
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valuable items in blanket and slung it over his shoulder. We swam out of our house and climbed to the rooftop to avoid being washed away in the surging flow of flood waters which turned our village into a gigantic fast flowing river. It was a terrible sight that the water rose up so quickly to the rooftop. My family and the other flood victims were stranded on rooftops and all of us wore on a sad and disappointing expression. What’s more‚ we had to see our own homes being submerged in water and
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Noah’s Flood In and Out of the Bible Throughout history‚ mankind has explored the themes of guilt‚ morality‚ and suffering. They sought to find the meaning of each‚ but even today these topics still remain unanswered. What does it mean to suffer? How does our guilt play into the meaning of suffering? Based off of the story of Noah in the Holy Bible‚ we can see the topics expanded and relate to the modern era in Darren Aronfsky’s Noah. The story of Noah from the Bible is a classic story that depicts
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China’s 1998 summer floods killed thousands of people‚ affected billions of people across the globe‚ left millions homeless‚ destroyed or damaged millions of homes‚ affected millions acres of land‚ and killed billions of dollars in their economic status. One unfortunate factor that played a huge role in the strengthening of the summer floods that China faced and suffered was human neglect (“Bad Planning”). However‚ one of the many significant factors that are highly crucial in flood control is the world’s
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779 words essay on floods in India and its control Subrat Mangaraj Countries irrigated by an adequate river system are in many ways blessed. These rivers not only help agriculture‚ but they provide a cheap and efficient transport system for the development of internal trade. The saying goes—land divides‚ seas unite. But waterways bring also a good deal of misery to the people by causing devastating seasonal floods In India‚ for example‚ the sub-Himalayan regions of Uttar Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ Bengal
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