Developing a Computer Simulation to Study the Behavior of Factors Affecting the Flooding of the Gash River

Abstract

—In recent years, the city of Kassala has suffered from frequent flooding disasters in the Gash River, which is the city's lifeblood. But the problem of frequent flooding of the river has made it a life-threatening nightmare. The importance of research lies in the fact that it is one of the few attempts to discuss and study the causes and effects of the Gash River floods. It aims to identify the factors affecting river floods. It proposes an algorithm to simulate flooding by randomly generating different factors that effectively affect river flooding. The descriptive analytical approach, the analytical, inductive approach, and the analytical deductive approach to desk research were used, taking advantage of the primary statistical method in its observation and evaluation, which relies on primary and secondary information to help make scientific, practical, and objective. The research came out with significant results related to the problems that threaten the town of Kassala from the frequent floods of the Gash River. The study's results proved that there is a deviation and discrepancy between the floods rate during the year, which gives a negative indication, and that deposited quantities vary in different proportions from one period to another, which causes a significant threat in the future. The research suggests other solutions that help reduce the problems and their effects. In addition to the above, the study proposes various recommendations that will be the basis for future studies to reach the required solutions and goals.