The World's Long Struggle Against Flooding

9/9/2020 (Permalink)

The Thames Barrier in England

For eons, people have struggled against the sometimes overwhelming power of floods and high water. It is a particularly vexing problem, as damaging now as it was centuries ago. When waters rise, it is difficult to keep them from inundating lands, properties, homes, and cities. In just the past twenty years, the U.S. has seen major floods in Louisiana (Hurricane Katrina in 2005), the East (2006), Colorado (2013), and Missouri (2015). All of these events resulted in massive damage to properties both residential and commercial. Powerful countermeasures have been developed throughout the world in the hopes of holding the seas, oceans, and rivers back.

Major Flood Prevention Projects

Countries that build communities in low-lying areas often are most at risk. These are the regions that have constructed some of the most enormous engineering projects to hold back high water. The Netherlands has a number of such barriers, including the Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier, the Hagenstein Weir, and the Oosterscheldekering. Other large projects include the following:

• The Watergates in Japan
  
• The Thames Barrier in England
  
• The MOSE in Venice, Italy
  
  

These high-tech solutions are often what is needed to stop flooding on a large scale. They use barriers, hydraulic pumps, and moving gates to battle the powerful forces of water.

Serious Restoration Procedures
When a flood hits your company in Pulaski, TN, it is crucial to take quick action. A local storm mitigation company can arrive Faster to Any Size Disaster and begin the remediation process at once. A team of technicians will use specialized equipment such as vacuums and fans to remove water and dry out walls and carpeting. The workers will replace heavily-damaged areas of your building and restore items that can be cleaned and saved. They are trained in a variety of techniques designed to restore your company back to its original condition. They know that high water can cause a lot of damage to a commercial building, especially if a cleanup is delayed.