Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry.

* Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt, or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas.

Floods cause immense damage to life and property. Some significant floods and theirs effects:

-         One of the bigest floods in the world is probably the Yellow river in China in 1887 which killed between around 900,000 people.

-         In August 2000, floods in the Northeast region killed 100 people. In Assam alone, around 70,000 people lost their homes. During floods, the affected regions are cut off from the rest of the country.

-         The 2020 Central Vietnam floods were a collection of floods in Central Vietnam which also affected some areas in Cambodia and Laos in October and early November 2020. The floods focus heavily in several provinces including Thừa Thiên Huế, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, and Quảng Ngãi.

-         The result of the flood was a loss of nearly 35.2 trillion dongs. As of November 15, 2020, floods left 233 deaths and 66 missings; 44 out of 233 are from Cambodia.

* There are ways to reduce the damage from flooding.

-        Clean out eavestroughs and downspouts

-        Move expensive furnishings to higher ground

-        Reinforce your roof

-        Purchase flood insurance