Survival guides for Floods

Floods kill an average of 74 people per year. Staying safe during a flood takes planning. Create a disaster pack to keep at home, or to take along if you need to evacuate. Include enough food and bottled water for three days. The American Red Cross suggests a gallon of water per person per day. Food should be able to be stored at room temperature. Don't wait for bad weather. Make sure you have everything you need before you need it.

Surviving Floods

If you're expecting flooding in your area:

Keep the radio or television tuned to weather or emergency information.
Beware of flash flooding. Do not wait for instructions to move if authorities think flash flooding is possible.
Beware of streams, ditches, drainage channels, canyons, and other low-lying areas. Flash floods can happen in these places far from the storms that bring the rain.

If you must evacuate, you should do the following:

Secure your home.
If you have time, bring in outdoor furniture.
Move essential items up off the floor, or to an upper floor.
Unplug electrical appliances.
Turn off utilities (gas and electric) at the main switches or valves if instructed to do so.
Do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.
If you must walk through water, only go through standing water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you.
Driving through flooded areas is extremely dangerous.

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How to Deal With a House Flood

Extract the water.
Check out the baseboards around the house or the area where the flooding occurred.
Take out any furniture in the area that was flooded.
Pull out the carpets if possible. If the carpet stays wet it can rot the rest of the floor and create bad odours.
Spray air freshener after all of the furniture has been dried out, the floor has dried, and when the carpets are dry.

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How to Flood Survival in a Car

Go for the windows first.
The door will be useless as the car sinks, because water pressure will hold it closed.
Make sure you do swim AWAY from the car.

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