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The Assessment Of Flooding Problems
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This study focused on the assessment of flooding problems in makoko area of Lagos state. The aim and objective was to identify and asses the drainage channel in the study area, the effects of flooding in the study area, to examine the causes of flooding in the study area and to examine past efforts of curbing flooding problems in the study area.
Both primary and secondary sources of data were employed with focus on the residents of the study area in order to capture their views on the effects of flooding on their environment.The research looks Makoko through the view point of the inhabitants, with the aim of finding out what the inhabitants want, need and would want to have, in order to improve their drainage conditions. The research solely focuses on Makoko community and the assessment of its flooding problems. The research revealed that 44(55.0) of the respondent were below 25 years, 20 of the respondent were between 25 – 35, 12 of the respondent were between 36 – 35, 4 of the respondent were above 46 years. The majority of the respondents were under 25 year. The characteristics of the drainage channel in this research work revealed that most of the drainage were open drainage while few were closed.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Defra (2004) evaluated health
impacts on flood affected people of England and Wales and found the
existence of stress and other psychological difficulties among them.
Floods can affect health directly, for example, by causing injuries and
deaths due to drowning. These can occur during or in the aftermath of a
flood disaster when the residents return to their dwellings to clean up
the damage and debris. Floodwaters also can affect health indirectly,
through changes in other systems ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Defra (2004) evaluated health
impacts on flood affected people of England and Wales and found the
existence of stress and other psychological difficulties among them.
Floods can affect health directly, for example, by causing injuries and
deaths due to drowning. These can occur during or in the aftermath of a
flood disaster when the residents return to their dwellings to clean up
the damage and debris. Floodwaters also can affect health indirectly,
through changes in other systems ... Continue reading---
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