This is the 10517th most frequent Catalan word.
provocades
Caused or provoked.
In this sentence, 'provocades' is functioning as a past participle used as an adjective to describe the floods in relation to the storm.
Les inundacions provocades per la tempesta van causar molts danys.
The floods caused by the storm caused extensive damage.
Here, 'provocats' agrees in gender and number with 'problemes', and emphasizes the action causing the traffic issues.
Els problemes de trànsit són provocats per la construcció de la carretera.
Traffic problems are caused by the construction of the road.
In this case, 'provocades' describes the origin of the social tensions, underlining their connection to economic disparities.