Flood risks:
Rain falls in heavy quantities and for a very short period, causing torrential, fast-flowing floods that result in huge human and material losses. The causes of flood risks are due to several natural causes, including increased rainfall rates, a weak rate of filtration or leakage to the earth’s surface, a narrow valley outlet, and the geometric properties of the water basin. Also, the negative effects of human-induced floods may occur, including urban expansion in the valleys, such as randomly building barriers and waterways and not maintaining the ferries and waterways on a regular basis.
Objectives:
- studying the risks related to torrents and floods (valleys and their various effects on infrastructure).
- Educating the community and protecting them from the negative effects resulting from the dangers of torrents and floods
- Identifying dangerous places exposed to floods and torrents.
- evaluating the risks of potential floods and torrents in the water basins of the Kingdom’s valleys and coming up with the necessary recommendations and solutions to reduce and mitigate their risks.
