What impact will this flood in India have on the lives of local people?

CCTV News: Since July, many places in India have experienced heavy rainfall. On August 3, local time, heavy rain flooded Mumbai, India, flooded many urban areas, blocked road traffic and seriously affected citizens' lives.

Affected by heavy rainfall, on the 3 rd, many streets in downtown Mumbai were seriously flooded, and citizens had to travel with umbrellas. Many trains were delayed because the tracks were flooded, and local road traffic was paralyzed by stagnant water. According to the forecast of Indian meteorological department, the heavy rainfall in Mumbai will continue in the next two days.

India has a monsoon rainy season from June to September every year, with frequent disasters such as lightning storms, floods and mudslides. The flood caused by continuous heavy rainfall began in mid-July and has caused more than 200 deaths.

Possible hazards caused by floods: floods flooded farmland, houses and depressions, and people in disaster areas had to move on a large scale; The biological community in the flood area will also change, the original ecological balance will be broken, the toilets and cesspools in the village will be flooded, and a large number of plants and animal carcasses will be corrupted, leading to the breeding of mosquitoes and flies and the gathering of various pests, resulting in serious environmental pollution and economic losses; Floods destroy local water supply facilities and sewage discharge facilities, which may lead to the pollution of well water and tap water sources.

In addition, a large number of floating objects and animal carcasses are left on the water surface, which will rot and stink after being exposed to high temperature and sunlight; In addition, the possibility of food pollution will be greatly enhanced. The flood has seriously affected all aspects of grain production and management. The environmental problems after the flood have increased the possibility of food pollution. There are many ways and sources of food pollution, which may lead to a wide range of poisoning incidents, and diseases caused by food pollution may also break out.

Judging from the mechanism of flood disaster, flood disaster is obviously seasonal, regional and repetitive, and most countries in the world are prone to flood disaster in the second half of the year.