How to Survive a Flood | Tips and Safety Measures

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• How to Survive a Flood and its Tips and Safety
  Measures

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• Flooding is one of the most common and
  dangerous natural calamities that is
  underestimated by people who have never witnessed
  it themselves apart from reading or watching the
  related news.
• There are several steps to survive Flood -

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• 1. Home insurance - Insure your home against
  flooding
• 2. Barricade - Use barricading to prevent water
  from entering your fencing and repair the walls
  if there are cracks.

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• 3. Shield your valuables - keep your valuable
  items like important documents, furniture,
  electrical appliances in a safer place and make
  sure that electrical appliances will be turned
  of.
• 4. Stay updated about the weather forecast -
  Always keep your radio, mobile phone, and
  television on to know about the latest weather
  updates.

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• 5. Know where to go during an emergency - If you
  got a warning sign from the local authorities of
  your area to vacate your house, do that
  immediately and know the destination address in
  detail. Each member of the family should have a
  paper containing all kinds of contact details.
• 6. Always keep an Emergency Survival Kit handy -
  it is better to pack a bag that should contain
  all the necessary items which contains food and
  water for at least three days.

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• 7. First Aid Kit- The first aid kit must contain
  the necessary medical essentials that one might
  need.
• 8. Move to higher ground - There will be
  situations when you might find yourself being
  stuck in your own vehicle or house. Try to reach
  the top of your vehicle or roof of your house.

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• 9. Avoid walking on floodwater - This is because
  you may never know how deep it can be ahead if
  you keep moving forward. The water stream can be
  stronger which cannot be seen from outside.
• 10. Swim backward - If you know swimming and the
  water rises too high, swim backward to avoid
  fighting against the tides.

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