If you live in a flood prone zone you know how hazardous it can be. If you don’t, you can still be affected by flood as and when it occurs. Flood can cause a lot of damage. You may not be able to take a lot of precautions to save yourself and your home from it, but you could still try. Here are a few tips about what you can do for flood damages.
Prepare before a flood:
You know incessant rainfall can cause flood. You can prepare your home and yourself before a probable flood:
- You could raise your furnace, any electrical panel, or the water heater if there are chances of flooding.
- Basement walls should be sealed with waterproofing compounds if you want to avoid seepage.
- Find out from your community officers about any on going plans to build barriers that can stop flood water from entering the houses in the area you live in.
- You must keep yourself updated about what is happening through television or the radio.
- Be cautious of flash floods. Move to higher grounds immediately if there is any possibility of flash flood.
- If you have to evacuate your home, try and bring in outdoor furniture and move the important items to the upper floor if you have time.
- Make sure you turn off the main switches and the valves. Disengage any electrical appliances.
- If you are standing on wet ground or in water, do not touch any electrical appliance.
- So not walk through moving water. If you have to, then walk in the direction of the water flow.
- If you are walking through water, pick up a stick to check the firmness of the ground.
- Avoid driving into flooded areas.
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