The correct option is D Floods cause irrecoverable loss to the infrastructure of the urban areas.
The various effects of a flood are:
(i) Flood destroys life and property.
(ii) Floods destroy the healthy conditions of the environment.
(iii) Floods cause irrecoverable loss to the infrastructure of the urban areas.
Floods can be caused by the melting of snow. But they do not cause the melting of snow.