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Flooding: Social and Economic Impact
- Costs and losses to agricultural and livestock producers
- Loss of crops
- Loss of livestock
- Damage to pasture land
- Damage to fences
- Damage to houses, barns, and other farm buildings
- Urban, residential, and commercial impacts
- Damage to and destruction of buildings
- Damage to lawn and landscaping
- Damage to local infrastructure
- Disruptions to local utilities and services
- Transportation
- Drinking water
- Wastewater treatment
- Natural gas
- Power
- Emergency services
- Health
- Injuries
- Fatalities, many from trying to drive through flooded stretches of road
- Mental and physical stress associated with loss of family, friends, and property
- General economic effects
- Revenue loss from lost production in business and industry
- Revenue loss from lost travel and tourism opportunities, mainly associated with boating and fishing activities on rivers and lakes
- Negative impact of economic multipliers
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