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Floods =**When does a flood occur** ?= A flood occurs when a large ammount of water covers a land that is usually dry. Heavy rain and storms can cause flooding, mudslides and landslides. Stormy weather can also whip up big waves that can crash over the shore, covering the land in water. = = =**Why does flooding occur?** = When there is heavy rain, more water than usual flows into rivers, to overflow. This is the most common cause of flooding an

d has a particuarly disastrous effect if the river runs through a town or city. Lakes and even the sea can overflow, too.

= = =How do floods effect people?= People help the floods. When there is a flood you would probably need to move somewhere else. Heaps of people get sick from the floods.



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