FLOOD TYPES

AND
CAUSES
Clores,Shira Geolinne
Nicor, Nerrizza Rei
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• Inland flooding occurs

when moderate
precipitation accumulates
over several days, intense
precipitation falls over a
short period, or a river
overflows because of an
ice or debris jam or dam
or levee failure.
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• Flash
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• River flooding occurs when

water levels in rivers, lakes,
and streams rise and overflow
onto the surrounding banks,
shores, and neighboring
land.
• The water level rise could be
due to excessive rain from
tropical cyclones, snowmelt,
or ice jams.
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Coastal flooding is the

inundation of land areas
along the coast by seawater.
Common causes of coastal
flooding include high tide,
tsunamis and storm surge.
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Urban flooding occurs when

there is a lack of drainage in an
urban (city) area.
Water that would otherwise
soak into the soil cannot travel
through paved surfaces, and so
it is redirected into city sewage
and storm drain systems. When
the amount of water flowing
into these drainage systems
overwhelms them, flooding