1. MAP OF NIGERIA SHOWING CROSS RIVER STATE

2. MAP OF CROSS RIVER STATE SHOWING CALABAR SOUTH L.G.A.

3. MAP OF CALABAR SOUTH SHOWING THE STUDY AREAS

4. PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING AREAS WITHIN THE STUDY AREA THAT FLOOD OCCUR.

LIST OF TABLES

1. SEX OF RESPONDENTS.

2. AGES OF RESPONDENTS.

3. INCOME PER ANNUM OF RESPONDENTS.

4. SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD OF RESPONDENTS.

5. CAUSES OF FLOOD IN THE STUDY AREA.

6. DURATION OF FLOOD IN THE STUDY AREA.

7. AFFECTED HOUSES WITHIN THE AREA.

8. DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDENTS THAT RELOCATE WHEN FLOOD OCCURS.

9. NUMBER OF PROPERTIES DESTROYED IN THE 2011 FLOOD.

10. SUGGESTIONS GIVEN TO GOVERNMENT BY RESPONDENTS ON HOW TO CURB THE FLOOD MENACE.

TABLE OF CONTENT

PAGES

COVER PAGE………………………………………………………………i

TITLE PAGE……………………………………………………………….ii

CERTIFICATION…………………………………………………………..iii

DEDICATION………………………………………………………………iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………..v

ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………vi

LIST OF FIGURES………………………………………………………….vii

LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………ix

Chapter ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….1

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY……………………………………….1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM………………………………………4

1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY……………………………..5

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY…………………………………………………5

1.5 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY………………………………………..6

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY………………………………………6

1.7 STUDY AREA…………………………………………………………….7

Chapter TWO

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………10

2.1 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………10

2.2 DEFINITIONS OF FLOOD………………………………………………17

2.3 CAUSES OF FLOOD…………………………………………………….18

2.4 EFFECTS OF FLOOD……………………………………………………23

2.5 MEASURES OF CURBING THE FLOOD MENACE………………….26

Chapter THREE

3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………………………………30

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN……………………………………………………30

3.2 POPULATION……………………………………………………………30

3.3THE SAMPLE…………………………………………………………….30

3.4 SAMPLE TECHNIQUE…………………………………………………..31

3.5 INSTRUMENT OF DATA COLLECTION……………………………..31

3.6PROCEDURES FOR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS…..32

Chapter FOUR

4.0 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA…33

4.1 DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS………………………………………….43

Chapter FIVE

5.0 SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS……….45

5.1SUMMARY……………………………………………………………….45

5.2 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………45

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………………46

REFERENCES………………………………………………………………..47

APPENDIX 1……………………………………………….51

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