WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Earthquake is caused by a disturbance deep inside the Earth’s crust. They can cause immense damage to buildings, bridges, dams and people. In addition, they can also cause floods, landslides and tsunamis. Rainfall is an indepenent phenomenon that occurs primarily due to winds and saturation of humidity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas. Floods can cause widespread devastation, resulting in loss of life and damages to personal property and critical public health infrastructure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary effects. The primary effects of flooding include loss of life and damage to buildings and other structures, including bridges, sewerage systems, roadways, and canals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flooding may be caused by many factors such as intense rainfall, strong winds over water, unusual high tides, tsunamis or failure of dams, elevation of retention pond levels or other structures that contain water. Periodic flooding occurs in many rivers, forming a surrounding region known as an alluvial plain.