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Floods appear to be one of the most significant issues societies are currently dealing with, and they continue to have
a variety of social, political, and economic effects on individuals. Both Uganda and other nations like India and
Pakistan are examples of this. It's critical to understand your risk and safeguard your water supplies because floods
may exacerbate the spread of water- and vector-borne diseases like typhoid fever, cholera, malaria, and yellow
fever, among others. Floods are among disasters that cause widespread destruction to human lives, properties and
the environment every year and occur at different places with varied scales across the globe. Flood disasters are
caused by natural phenomena, but their occurrences and impacts have been intensified through human actions and
inactions. The practice of flood disaster management have evolved over the years from traditional approaches of ad
hoc response measures to integrated approaches involving technologically advanced tools in flood disaster
awareness, preparedness and response measures. More information is required regarding the "lived experiences" of
people who have adapted to floods as well as the significance that these people attribute to their daily
lives.Therefore, the only way to determine how the urban poor cope with floods is through a people-centered
approach. Flooding can happen when water from water bodies, such as a river, lake, or ocean, overflows and
destroys levees, allowing some of the water to escape its regular confines. It can also happen when rainwater
collects on wet ground to cause an area flood. While seasonal variations in precipitation and snowmelt will affect the
size of lakes and other bodies of water, these changes are unlikely to be significant unless they cause property to
flood or domestic animals to drown.