Floods occur either because heavy rainfall causes rivers to overflow their banks into flood plains (this may be augmented by melting snow) or because high tides, possibly combined with large freshwater flows, cause coastal flooding. The flood plains affected may be very narrow (as in mountainous regions) or many miles wide.
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Floods may have consequences for individuals in the affected area; in any case considerable damage is caused to property, particularly where industrial and community development has encroached on the natural channels of larger rivers.
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Loss of crops and livestock can have severe economic consequences. Much damage may be caused to dwellings, creating many homeless people, particularly in developing countries. Flooding in a given area may only infrequently which makes it difficult to justify the cost of extensive preventive measures.
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Floods occur either because heavy rainfall causes rivers to overflow their banks into flood plains (this may be augmented by melting snow) or because high tides, possibly combined with large freshwater flows, cause coastal flooding. The flood plains affected may be very narrow (as in mountainous regions) or many miles wide.