What is flood? Explain.

1.	What is flood? Explain.
Answer» 1. An overflow of large amounts of water beyond its normal limits which causes several problems is called flood. It is a natural disaster. 2. During floods a large area of land remains submerged underwater continuously for several days. 3. Floods is associated with heavy rainfall and overflowing of rivers. 4. When rainfall occurs very heavily it overflows the rivers. The water in the streets get closed and the extra water added to rivers starts overflowing outside it. 5. As a result the nearby areas get submerged underwater. 6. Floods become dangerous when some construction activities are carried out ignoring, drainage pattern, slope of the land, etc. 7. Floods damage lives and property on a large scale.

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1. An overflow of large amounts of water beyond its normal limits which causes several problems is called flood. It is a natural disaster.

2. During floods a large area of land remains submerged underwater continuously for several days.

3. Floods is associated with heavy rainfall and overflowing of rivers.

4. When rainfall occurs very heavily it overflows the rivers. The water in the streets get closed and the extra water added to rivers starts overflowing outside it.

5. As a result the nearby areas get submerged underwater.

6. Floods become dangerous when some construction activities are carried out ignoring, drainage pattern, slope of the land, etc.

7. Floods damage lives and property on a large scale.

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