How to prevent flood damages

The picture given shows information about the way houses might be safer in places that are more likely to flood. Overall, it can be seen that the buildings are always more protected when there is a stopbank to prevent the water from invading the total area, while where this protection is not present, the level of the water is higher. According to the data, because the stopbank lies in a higher position if compared to the ground level, the macanism can help to avoid the flood from reaching the structure of the houses. Moreover, there are other components to make sure everything works properly, such as the freeboard, the berm and the floodgate. According to this system, the water below the houses cannot get to a certain level, otherwise, the mecanism starts draining the water back to the river. Even if there a heavy rain, the stopbank is capable to deal with any kind of threat.