It Was a Potential Health Hazard
Floods have the potential of contaminating drinking water when water levels get high enough to infiltrate wells. They can also cause sewage systems to overflow, which can lead to even more extensive health problems. But another danger comes from diseases being easily transmissible through water and sanitary hazards cropping up from standing water. Unfortunately, these situations take time and money to fix, but some things, like loss of memorable keepsakes, or worse, the loss of irreplaceable lives, can’t be fixed at all.