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6 Disadvantages of Sandbagging
November, 18 2016 by Jill de Guzman post your comment
Sandbagging is the traditional and easiest way of flood defence we often use because they are readily available and budget-friendly. But its reliability is most of the time questionable.
Tropical countries in Southeast Asia were visited by roughly around 25 typhoons annually.
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On the average 3-5 typhoons were strong and always leaves huge disaster to some countries.
It takes months (or even years), for an affected country to fully recover after being hit by a typhoon.
Severe flooding and flash floods are one of the most dealt problem during the typhoon season. The major defense mechanism of people against flooding are the sandbags. But the effectiveness of this procedure is very uncertain.
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The big question is, can you count on these sandbags when your life and assets are at risk?
Let us jot down some of the disadvantages of sandbagging, and see for yourself if this method can save you and your properties from further damages.

1. Sandbag making is time consuming

2.Sandbagging needs a lot of manpower



