River floods

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GCSE Geography> Water> River floods
Floods occur after heavy rain because the land gets saturated and can't absorb any more water.

Often people are killed by drowning or disease.

After a flood, people try and prevent a flood in the future. Methods include: Dams, levees and afforestation.

Case study:
Below is an example of an river that flooded - click on it to visit the case study:
<CS!> Mississippi river flood

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