Flood walls protect us from the danger and damage from floods. Floods are a very dangerous natural disaster; they can affect human lives and put humans in danger. Flooding can also affect the environment by destroying wildlife habitats or harming animals. Floods can also affect the flow of water and damage our health.
The way floods can affect human life is by killing or causing injuries to us humans. For example, the 1931 Yangtze River Flood was heavily flooded and caused the death of thousands and even millions of people. It could be called the worst flooding event in history. Shallow water, only going 2 meters per second, can knock children and adults off their feet. In almost every flood, there is a death or injury. Floods can kill humans, causing other people grief about that person’s death.
Floods can affect the environment in many ways. They can harm and damage animals’ habitats, destroy homes and leave animals without a home. Floods can also kill or injure animals. If the environment is destroyed, animals will be without food, ruining the food chain. Also, animals will need to find a new place to live and survive since their old home was destroyed.
Floods can damage our health. Contaminated water can enter the river’s stream. When the river we drink from gets polluted, we can’t drink from it, leaving us without water. Also, if we do drink it, we could get sick. Since the flood destroyed the clinic and hospital, we can’t save or give medicine to these people. The water can also affect the crops on our farm. It destroys months of growing these crops for nothing; they are also food for people.
In conclusion, floods can kill and harm human life, harm and damage animals, harm and damage the environment, and damage our health and food.
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_wall
- https://floodcontrolinternational.com/flood-barriers/
- https://www.reducefloodrisk.org/mitigation/construct-a-floodwall-barrier/
- https://trapbag.com/blog/what-is-a-flood-wall/
- http://damitdams.com/cofferdams/applications/temporary-flood-barriers/
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