Which state has the largest flood prone area?

Which state has the largest flood prone area?

Ganga Basin: The Ganga Basin gets flooded mostly in the northern part by its northern tributaries. The badly affected states of the Ganga basin are West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh....Highest flood prone areas in India.

State	Area liable to Floods (million Ha.)
Human Lives Lost	1579 Nos.
Cattle Lost	95,000 Nos.

Which state has the worst flooding?

Louisiana

What states have the worst flooding?

Inland Flooding

• Florida has the most people living in the FEMA 100-year floodplain, with 1.

  What country has the most flooding?

  Bangladesh

  What is the highest flood in history?

  The largest known meteorological flood—one caused by rainfall, as in the current Mississippi River flood—happened in 1953, when the Amazon River overflowed. The 13th largest flood on the USGS list, that Amazon deluge pumped water at a rate of about 13 million cubic feet (370,000 cubic meters) a second.

  What was the deadliest flood ever?

  List

  Death toll	Event	Year
  (up to) 100,000	The flood of 1099	1099
  up to 100,000	1911 Yangtze river flood	1919
  000	St. Lucia's flood, storm surge	1287
  60,000	North Sea flood, storm surge	1212

  How long does it take for flooding to go down?

  Flooding is inconvenient, but it does not have to be an ongoing problem. Completely drying out a flood can take anywhere from twelve hours to a few weeks, depending on the size of the flood and method of drying used.

  Are floods caused by humans?

  In most cases, flooding is simply the result of a powerful weather system, but certain human activities can exacerbate the chances of flooding and make it worse when it occurs. For this reason, urban development, agriculture and deforestation require careful management to keep natural disasters from occurring.

  Why flood is man-made?

  Common causes of man-made floods Floods can be caused by a breaking or failure of infrastructure that can cause large quantities of water to flood a local area.

  What are the natural causes of flood?

  Severe flooding is caused by atmospheric conditions that lead to heavy rain or the rapid melting of snow and ice. Geography can also make an area more likely to flood. For example, areas near rivers and cities are often at risk for flash floods. A flood is an overflow of water onto land that is normally dry.

  What is the solution for flood?

  Control of Floods. Some methods of flood control have been practiced since ancient times. These methods include planting vegetation to retain extra water, terracing hillsides to slow flow downhill, and the construction of floodways (man-made channels to divert floodwater).