MOST ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FLASH FLOODS AMONG ALL FLOOD RISKS

Eighty-seven percent of respondents in this week’s Airmic Big Question said they are concerned about flash floods – the most among all types of flood risk.

Every year, floods destroy assets worth billions of dollars. In the last five years, losses from flooding worldwide amounted to US$320bn, of which roughly US$56bn was insured. From a long-term perspective, only storms cause greater economic losses worldwide than floods.

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