Floods 6
Floods 6 : This type of hazard can have a primary effect (a dramatic increase in rainfall over a short period of time may cause a river to burst its banks or a similar heavy rainfall can inundate a low-lying area with a high water table etc) but more commonly, floods are secondary effects following some other natural disaster (an earthquake may damage a dam wall, or the rainfall associated with a hurricane can result in severe flooding etc).. Sometimes, conditions prior to a relatively limited rainfall event can cause as much damage. Drought conditions can reduce soil quality and when this is eventually followed by a rainfall event, the water does not infiltrate the ground as it should, and hence, the runoff results in flooding in a lower-lying area. Floods are generally associated with disease outbreaks and nutrition problems in the short- to long-term phase. (See article: "Extreme weather conditions")
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