What safety precautions can you take before a flood?

Answer 1

This depends on the exact situation and the location of yourself, your home and the depth of the water and how long the flood will last. The first precaution to take is to switch off the electricity since many people get killed because of electric shock in floods, when water enters electric sockets and terminals in buildings. This can also happen outside on the street. Second, think about food. Have lots of clean drinking water stored in bottles and containers. When there is no electricity, cooking is difficult except if you have a gas stove. Also, the food in a refrigerator will be quickly damaged. Try to get dry food and canned food if the flood is likely to last for a long time. Third, if you live in a house that has two stories or more, move to the second floor at least to be well above the water. Motorcycles and cars will get under water, it may be possible to save the motorcycles and bicycles and other things by taking them to a higher floor level but there is not much you can do to prevent damage to cars. During floods there is often a problem with toilet facilities as you can imagine. This has to be considered an some solution found. To have access to a boat is of course superb in a flood but few people own small plastic or wooden boats and when the flood comes these are very difficult to get because they are so scarce and everyone is using them. Communication is a big factor, try to contact your family and friends and tell them about the flood and what you are doing and how to contact you. Finally, have a battery operated radio with spare batteries so that you can listen to the news and announcements from the local government and groups that are trying to help flood victims with food and water and other care.

Answer 2

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