In many part of the world flood are cause by tropical storms called hurricanes or typhoons. They bring destructive winds of high speed, torrents of the rain, and flooring. When a flood occurs, the destruction to surrounding land can be severe. Whole villages and towns are sometimes swept kept away by water pouring swiftly over the land. Railroad track blocked and uprooted from their beds. Highways are washed away. When a building caught fire, the firemen pitched in to help battle the blaze. Before the pumps were invented, people formed bucket brigades to fight fires. Standing side by side, they formed a human chain from the fire to nearby well or river. They passed buckets of water from to hand to be poured on the flames. The damage of the fire did depend a great deal on where it happened. In the country or a small village, only a single house might burn down. But in crowded cities, fire often destroyed whole blocks and neighborhoods before being controlied. We know from the text that…. a. River can sweep heavy flood b. People can make money from flood c. The destruction by flood is always less severe d. Water flood is absorbed by land e. Typhoons caused heavy flood