In the question below, two statements (

• I and (I
• I are given. These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choices correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Statements: I. Heavy rainfall for three consecutive days caused several low-lying areas in City M to get submerged under water. II. Hundreds of residents in City M were evacuated to temporary shelters due to severe flooding.