<p> </p><div><p>1. MAP OF NIGERIA SHOWING CROSS RIVER STATE</p><p>2. MAP OF CROSS RIVER STATE SHOWING CALABAR SOUTH L.G.A.</p><p>3. MAP OF CALABAR SOUTH SHOWING THE STUDY AREAS</p><p>4. PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING AREAS WITHIN THE STUDY AREA THAT FLOOD OCCUR.</p><p><b>LIST OF TABLES</b></p><p>1. SEX OF RESPONDENTS.</p><p>2. AGES OF RESPONDENTS.</p><p>3. INCOME PER ANNUM OF RESPONDENTS.</p><p>4. SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD OF RESPONDENTS.</p><p>5. CAUSES OF FLOOD IN THE STUDY AREA.</p><p>6. DURATION OF FLOOD IN THE STUDY AREA.</p><p>7. AFFECTED HOUSES WITHIN THE AREA.</p><p>8. DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDENTS THAT RELOCATE WHEN FLOOD OCCURS.</p><p>9. NUMBER OF PROPERTIES DESTROYED IN THE 2011 FLOOD.</p><p>10. SUGGESTIONS GIVEN TO GOVERNMENT BY RESPONDENTS ON HOW TO CURB THE FLOOD MENACE.</p><p><b>TABLE OF CONTENT</b></p><p><b>PAGES</b></p><p>COVER PAGE………………………………………………………………i</p><p>TITLE PAGE……………………………………………………………….ii</p><p>CERTIFICATION…………………………………………………………..iii</p><p>DEDICATION………………………………………………………………iv</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………..v</p><p>ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………vi</p><p>LIST OF FIGURES………………………………………………………….vii</p><p>LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………viii</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………ix</p><p><b>

Chapter ONE

</b></p><p>1.0 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….1</p><p>1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY……………………………………….1</p><p>1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM………………………………………4</p><p>1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY……………………………..5</p><p>1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY…………………………………………………5</p><p>1.5 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY………………………………………..6</p><p>1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY………………………………………6</p><p>1.7 STUDY AREA…………………………………………………………….7</p><p><b>

Chapter TWO

</b></p><p>2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………10</p><p>2.1 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………10</p><p>2.2 DEFINITIONS OF FLOOD………………………………………………17</p><p>2.3 CAUSES OF FLOOD…………………………………………………….18</p><p>2.4 EFFECTS OF FLOOD……………………………………………………23</p><p>2.5 MEASURES OF CURBING THE FLOOD MENACE………………….26</p><p><b>

Chapter THREE

</b></p><p>3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………………………………30</p><p>3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN……………………………………………………30</p><p>3.2 POPULATION……………………………………………………………30</p><p>3.3THE SAMPLE…………………………………………………………….30</p><p>3.4 SAMPLE TECHNIQUE…………………………………………………..31</p><p>3.5 INSTRUMENT OF DATA COLLECTION……………………………..31</p><p>3.6PROCEDURES FOR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS…..32</p><p><b>

Chapter FOUR

</b></p><p>4.0 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA…33</p><p>4.1 DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS………………………………………….43</p><p><b>

Chapter FIVE

</b></p><p>5.0 SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS……….45</p><p>5.1SUMMARY……………………………………………………………….45</p><p>5.2 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………45</p><p>5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………………46</p><p><b>REFERENCES</b>………………………………………………………………..47</p><p><b>APPENDIX 1</b>……………………………………………….51</p><p><b>APPENDIX 2</b></p></div><h3></h3><br> <br><p></p>