Hard Engineering: Flood Relief Channel – This involves building a new river channel to divert flood water away from towns and cities, Flood Walls – Big concrete walls built along a river’s course, Embankments – Raised banks built along the river to hold back flood waters, Dams – Built to hold back extra water and then released through the dam in a controlled way to prevent flooding, Soft Engineering: Washlands – These are areas which are left to flood so that flooding is avoided in other places such as towns, Warning systems – Sirens which give people an early warning of possible flooding, Afforestation – Trees are planted to increase interception of rainfall and to slow down the flow of water to the river, Floodplain zoning – Any new building developments are planned to be built away from floodplains where possible,

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