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Floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters--except fire. Much of Salt Lake County is susceptible to flooding after heavy rains, heavy thunderstorms, or tropical weather such as a depression, tropical storm or hurricane. Floods can be slow, or fast rising but generally develop over a period of days.
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Floods are the most frequent type of disaster worldwide. Thus, it is often difficult or impossible to obtain insurance policies which cover destruction of property due to flooding, since floods are a relatively predictable risk. A flood can ... be caused by blocked sewage pipes and waterways, such as the Jakarta flood.
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Floods pose tremendous danger to people and property. Since 1900, floods have taken more than 10,000 lives in the United States alone. Eighty per cent of flood deaths take place in a vehicle. Just six inches of flood water can knock an adult down. Only two feet of water can float a large sized vehicle. One-third of flooded roads and bridges are so damaged that only fifty per cent of those trying to cross in a vehicle make it to the other side.
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Floods in Bavaria affected the Danube from Regensburg to Passau, and many tributaries including the Inn, Traun, Salzach and Regen. Thanks to flow regulation structures, the negative impacts of the flooding were substantially reduced. The utilisation of reservoirs at Dillingen and at Ingolstadt helped to reduce flood peaks considerably. The extent of damage to infrastructure and private properties amounted to 230 million Euro.
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The main causes of floods are heavy rains and fast-melting snow masses. Coastal areas are occasionally flooded by unusually high tides caused by severe winds over the ocean surfaces, or by tsunamis resulting from undersea earthquakes. Coastal flooding can ... be caused by intense rain squalls that accompany a hurricane.
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Regarding the lands upon which Floods features are located, the study team recommendation is to coordinate the interpretation of Floods resources on public lands. No Congressional authorization for acquisition of private land is either necessary or recommended.
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