Flood prone communities are at risk of experiencing loss and damage to property due to inundated homes and real estate from intense rainfall events in connection with tropical cyclones and upper-level trough systems.  Emergency shelter is crucial in the initial phase of disaster relief efforts and there should be a list of adequate facilities identified well before hazard impact to address acute shelter needs by retrofitting temporary facilities such as schools, churches, clinics, and other community structures in order to ensure sufficient privacy and dignity to the groups, families, and individuals within them.

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