Real Time Flood Monitoring and Prevention Using IoT Sensors in Developing Countries

Floods are among the most common damaging natural disasters that cause significant harm to life, spread of diseases, property, and economy. Due to climate change, scientists hardly understand where the next flood calamity would be and as such cannot do any predictions to warn people. Damage to houses and buildings are prominent and cost a lot to repair. Flood monitoring is a smart way to monitor floods and prevent damage when a disaster strikes, at any moment. It is important to prewarn residents in flood prone areas of incoming floods so that they can prepare themselves to evacuate. The implementation of a flood alert system near any flood prone area can provide critical information about the situation and can help protect properties and saves lives. In this paper, we present a real-time flood monitoring system using Internet of Things (IoT) water level sensors powered by the Raspberry Pi board.