central china floods presented by taryn, gracie and jess
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CENTRAL C
HINA F
LOODS
PR
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Y T
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CI E
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WHAT
IS A
FLO
OD
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AC
I E
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WHAT IS A FLOOD
Large body of water
Covers an area of land
Caused by many sources
Each type of flood has a classification
Happen all over the world
Over 1/3 of natural disaster deaths are from floods.
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TYPE
S OF
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Flash floods Coastal
floods Urban floods River floods
TYPES OF FLOODS
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ABOUT TH
E CHIN
A FLO
OD
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Occurred in 1931
Lasted for 3-6 months
Happened in cyclone season [10 cyclones in total]
140,000 were killed from drowning
Lack of food and water
3.7 million people died from hunger and sickness
ABOUT THE CENTRAL CHINA FLOOD
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DESTR
UCTIONS C
AUSED BY
THE
FLOOD
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The Yangtze, Hwai and Hwang rivers overflowed
Many villages were completely wiped out
The capital at that time, became an island surrounded by over 100,000 square kilometres of water, this is more area than all of Portugal
The cyclone season usually brings 2 storms but in 1931 there were 10.
The water depth was round about 16 meters high.
87,000 km squared of land was flooded.
DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY THE FLOOD
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DEATH T
OLL
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15 times number people lost in the Indonesia tsunami 2004
The death ranged from 145,000 – 4 million.
The china floods has the highest recorded death toll in the natural disaster history.
The flood caused a year long trial of death, starvation and disease.
Most died from water prone diseases such as cholera and typhus
DEATH TOLL
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HOW T
O PREPA
RE FOR A
FLOOD
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR A FLOOD
I N 1 9 3 1
Little was known back then about the world.
They relied on the changing of weather patterns
N O W
People who live in a flood prone area have should have a plan.
The plan will help them to survive by staying at home or evacuating
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Map
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PLAN F
OR A F
LOOD
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FIRST HEARING ABOUT A FLOOD WARNINGM A N Y P E O P L E W I L L N O T K N O W N T H E R E I S A F L O O D
W A R N I N G S O T H E R E I S A S I M P L E S Y S T E M S O E V E R Y O N E G E T T H E I N T I M E . I F Y O U G E T T H E W A R N I N G F I R S T Y O U N E E D T O :
Turn on your radio for alerts Check if it is a false alarm Tell your neighbors Move vehicles, poisons and any electrical items
to higher ground Check your survival kit
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SHOULD I
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ACTI F W E K N O W T H E R E I S A F L O O D C O M I N G W E N E E D T O A C T . T H I S M A K E S S U R E E V E R Y O N E ’ S L I F E I S S A V E D .
Stack furniture higher making sure the electrical items are on top
Move any livestock and pets to higher ground
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STAYM A N Y P E O P L E D U R I N G A F L O O D W O U L D L I K E T O S T A Y A N D P R O T E C T T H E I R H O M E . S O I F Y O U W A N T T O S T A Y A N D D E F E N D Y O U S H O U L D
Don’t eat anything that comes in contact with flood water
Don’t use any gas or electrical appliances
Beware of snakes and spiders Avoid flood water
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GO
I F Y O U C H O S E T O L E A V E M A K E S U R E T O T A K E E V E R Y T H I N G Y O U N E E D . T H E R E A R E 4 S I M P L E W A Y S Y O U C A N S T A Y A W A Y F R O M H O M E
Pack everything you need; warm cloths, medication etc.
Turn off your houses electricity Take all pets with records Never drive through flood water
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CONCLUSION
In conclusion the central china flood was devastating due to the large death toll and the destruction of china. Hopefully you learned about the flood from the heartbreak to the preparation of the flood
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THANK YO
U FOR LI
STENIN
G
By Ta
ryn, G
raci
e an
d Jess