Flood can be categorized as flash floods, river floods, and coastal floods. The most lethal type of flooding is flash floods usually are usually contributed to by rainfall intensity and duration. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused 1,833 deaths and the flooding from the storm is considered one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history.
Select major floods based on the number of fatalities in the U.S. as of 2018
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USA Today. (2018). Select major floods based on the number of fatalities in the U.S. as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044074/us-floods-fatalities/
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