Flood

I was riding a jeep recently and I saw an old woman eating peanuts. After eating, she threw the paper container outside the window of the jeep, thus landing on the street. I then realized that the thing she just did contributes to flooding. A lot of people do this. I believe some have knowledge about flood but they still do it since it is more convenient for them. For those people who do not care, here are the problems caused by flooding:

1. Water supplies- Contamination of water. Clean drinking water becomes scarce.

2. Diseases- Unhygienic conditions. Spread of water-borne diseases

3. Economic- Economic hardship, due to: temporary decline in tourism, rebuilding costs, food shortage leading to price increase etc, especially to the poor.

4. Physical damage- Can range anywhere from bridges, cars, buildings, sewer systems, roadways, canals and any other type of structure.

5. Casualties- People and livestock die due to drowning. It can also lead to epidemics and diseases.

6. Trees - Non-tolerant species can die from suffocation