This is the 7728th most frequent Catalan word.
causades
"Causades" means "caused" in English.
The word 'causades' here is used to indicate the passive cause of the floods, referring to an agent (the torrential rains) that resulted in the consequence (the floods).
Les inundacions han estat causades per les pluges torrencials.
The floods have been caused by the torrential rains.
In this sentence, 'causades' refers to the passive act leading to respiratory diseases, pinpointing the environmental pollution as the trigger.
Les malalties respiratòries són sovint causades per la contaminació ambiental.
Respiratory diseases are often caused by environmental pollution.
'Causades' (used here in masculine 'causats') indicates that the structural damage occurred passively as a result of actions or events during the construction process.