YOGYAKARTA Floods are one type of natural disaster that involves large amounts of inundation or flow of water. This disaster can occur at any time. In Indonesia, this disaster occurs very often during the rainy season. But did you know that there are many types of floods and the causes can be different.
This article will discuss the type of flood that can occur as well as the cause. This knowledge helps the public recognize flood disasters so that they are expected to help find anticipatory steps.
In an article entitled Analysis of the Flood Vulnerability Level in Singkil District, Manado City and published in the Spatial Journal, it is explained that flooding is an excess of water that is not accommodated by the drainage network. At that time there will be inundation in an area that is detrimental.
In the Health Critical Center of the Indonesian Ministry of Health (2018) it is explained that floods are divided into five types. Each type is triggered by different causes. The following is a type of flood that usually occurs.
Flash floods are flood disasters that have the potential to sustain various materials that have an impact on very severe infrastructure damage. This flood was triggered by felling trees in either forest or mountainous areas.
On the website of the National Maritime and Atmospheric Agency (NOA), it is said that flash floods can be triggered because of the breakdown of embankments or dams to water that is accommodated to escape to the mainland.
The general form of puddles is water floods. This disaster will trigger puddles that inundate an area. The cause can be due to overflowing rivers, lakes, or trenches. When the intensity of the water flow is high and unstoppable, it will trigger overflows to tidal waves.
Similar to the flash, this flood is in the form of the release of mud flow from within the earth to the ground surface. No less dangerous, mud floods will not only sink the land. The harmful content of substances and gas on mud will have an impact on the health of living things around, especially humans and animals.
Tidal floods are a type of natural disaster caused by rising water. This flood often occurs in coastal or coastal areas. In Indonesia, tidal flooding often occurs in the Pantura area or areas in Jakarta which are directly adjacent to water. Rob floods can damage public facilities on the coast. It is even able to destroy buildings.
Cileuncang floods are similar to water floods, it's just that the cileunang flood was triggered by the intensity of heavy rain, so the water was not accommodated properly. This flood often occurs during the rainy season.
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