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Flood problems and solutions Rwan Kamal Abdurrahman

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Flood problems

and solutions

Rwan Kamal Abdurrahman

Introduction

Definition

Types of flood

Flood damages

Flood safety

Solutions

Conlusion

• In this presentation I’ll introduce you with some types of

flood and what they can do of damaging, and I’m going

to show you some suitable solutions for flood problems.

• As it’s said “

”.

Flood is one of the most happened type of national

disasters which is caused by rising of water levels mostly

in the winter season, It will be happen in many different

places in the world.

Major slow rising rivers

Summer thunderstorm type events - ‘Flash flood’

Coastal floods

Ice dammed rivers

Dam failure

Natural Flood Mechanism

form

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Measurement

Tangible Intangible

Direct Physical damage to assets:

- buildings

- contents

- infrastructure

- Loss of life

- health effects

- Loss of ecological

goods

Indirect - Loss of industrial

production

- Traffic disruption

- emergency costs

- Inconvenience of post-

flood recovery

- Increased vulnerability

of survivors

TURN AROUND. DON’T DROWN!

Listen to your favorite news source for and think what is better to do.

Leave areas subject to flooding, such as dips, low spots and underpasses.

Do not attempt to cross flowing streams, you don’t know how deep the water could be.

Never drive through flooded roadways.

If your vehicle is suddenly caught in rising water,

leave immediately and seek higher ground.

Sandbags and Stone Bags

Flood Barrier

Global Flood Defence Systems

Wata-Wall Flood Barrier

TBM (Tunnel Builder Machine)

As a conclusion we can say there are no

problem without it’s Solution, we just have

to try to find it.

As we knew the flood is very dangerous

when will happen, and of course it has it’s

solution, and if we can’t solve it 100%,

surely we can reduce it’s losses and make it

much more smaller.

Any Questions?