~Why flooding causes destruction~
Flooding is causing lots of destruction. Floods are ruining people's houses and some houses could even let go of the bottom of the ground and float away, which will take quite a bit of time and money to build again and especially when people can barely afford it.
But I think the serious thing is if water reaches up to houses and water gets through small creeks and floods your whole house with water which can also take lots of time to take out.
Flooding is causing quite a bit of trouble for farmers in Whangarei and Auckland most of the farms were flooded with lots of water, but the thing is that it could take up to a few months to get all of the water out.
But the main thing is that it is very hard to keep your animals alive when a flood is happening.
Some could die because they can't swim and others are caught in the water which makes it very hard for some farmers with stock and the reason why flooding is happening is because of global warming.
An interesting fact did you know that floods cause more than $40 billion in damage worldwide annually but in the U.S losses average to 8 billion dollars a year, and the death totals are up to 100 people a year. But in China's Yellow River Valley some of the worst floods have killed millions of people.
If you were a farmer it would be best if you get all of your animals and bring them to a safe place where the water can't reach the animals and you.
Also would be very good to go to a high surface away from the water/floods so that floods can not reach you or your animals nor your house if you can move it away from any water places.
I think flooding is a serious problem and if flooding doesn't
stop or we can't find a solution we might be in serious trouble.
By Shelby.
