![]() ![]() Also, flood affect health through spread of water borne disease and negatively affects the education of the people. ![]() The identified effect of flooding on in the study area are that flood destroy farms land, food and cash crops, Flood causes spread of infestations on soil and water, degradation of agriculture land. The paper identified that flood could be caused by natural factor such as heavy rain fall and human factors such as deforestation. To achieve the objectives, the study utilized library science method and collected information from secondary source. The objectives of the study were to examine the causes of flood in the study area and assess the effect of flood on the socio-economic well-being of the people in the study area. The study was informed by the damages done by flood on agricultural activities as well as environmental degradation which in turn affects the socioeconomic well-being of the people. The paper examined flood and Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State.
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