Flood

Floods can occur anywhere after heavy rain events. All floodplains are vulnerable and heavy storms can cause flash flooding in any part of the world. Flash floods can also occur after a period of drought when heavy rain falls onto very dry, hard ground that the water cannot penetrate. Floods come in all sorts of forms, from small flash floods to sheets of water covering huge areas of land....Floods threaten human life and property worldwide. source: WMO

Opinion: How disaster capitalism blackmails flood victims

29 April 2008

According to reliable sources, last year's flood victims in Chiapas are being offered loans and grants by the Mexican government to resume their farming activities, but with a catch...