what should we do before during and after flood?
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Before a Flood To prepare for a flood, you should: Build an emergency kit and make a family communications plan. Avoid building in a floodplain unless you elevate and reinforce your home. Elevate the furnace, water heater and electric panel in your home if you live in an area that has a high flood risk.
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['Make sure you have a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, a battery-powered radio, a flashlight, and extra batteries at home.', 'Learn first aid.', 'Learn how to turn off the gas, water, and electricity.', 'Make up a plan of where to meet your family after an earthquake.']
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['Make a plan of action and ensure all family members know the plan. ... ', 'Assemble an emergency kit.', 'Get rid of dead and rotting trees that could fall and injure someone or cause property damage.', 'Secure outdoor objects and doors.', 'Close the blinds, shades, or curtains.', 'Unplug electronic equipment and appliances.']
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['Stay alert for aftershocks. ... ', 'Make sure you and your family are unharmed. ... ', 'Monitor local news and radio for emergency information. ... ', "Do not light matches or turn on light switches until you're sure there are no gas leaks or flammable liquids spilled."]
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['Conserve water, conserve life.', 'You never know the worth of water until the well runs dry.', 'Save water, and it will save you.', "Don't let life slip down the drain.", 'How many drops make up an ocean? ... ', "Don't flush our planet's most valuable resource."]
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Bring in items, such as outdoor furniture, that the wind can blow away. Have drinking water ready for use. Be sure to keep your primary vehicle in good working condition and keep the gas tank full. Stock it with emergency supplies and a fresh change of clothes.
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['Build an emergency kit and make a family communications plan.', 'Avoid building in a floodplain unless you elevate and reinforce your home.', 'Elevate the furnace, water heater and electric panel in your home if you live in an area that has a high flood risk.']
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["Know Your Area's Risk for Landslides. ... ", 'Prepare a Landslide Disaster Plan. ... ', 'Know the Warning Signs. ... ', 'Evacuate Immediately. ... ', 'Wait for the All Clear. ... ', 'Reclaim the Land. ... ', 'Know Where to Get Emergency Care When You Need It.']
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First Things to Do in Any Emergency Access the scenario for danger. Decide whether it is safer to evacuate or shelter-in-place. Once safely evacuated or sheltered-in-place, call for help using 911 and clearly explain what you know about the situation. Provide first aid for any injured people.
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["Do not walk, swim or drive through flood waters. Turn Around, Don't Drown! ... ", 'Stay off of bridges over fast-moving water.', 'Depending on the type of flooding: Evacuate if told to do so.']
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['Listen to the radio or TV for information and keep your weather radio handy.', 'Secure your home, close storm shutters and secure outdoor objects or bring them indoors.', 'Turn off utilities if instructed to do so. ... ', 'Turn off propane tanks.', 'Avoid using the phone, except for serious emergencies.']
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Make sure you have sufficient emergency supplies, including clean water, non-perishable foods, prescription drugs, first aid kit, batteries, radio, and food for pets. Keep important documents such as passports or identity documents with you. Prepare an emergency backpack/kit in case you have to evacuate the area.
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Store as much food, water, light sources and batteries that are very useful in case of emergency. Prepare masks to cover nose and mouth for the ash falls of the volcano. Safety of the kids first before anything else.
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['Finding & Purifying Water. Nothing is more important in a survival situation than having suitable drinking water. ... ', 'Starting & Tending To A Fire. ... ', 'Building A Temporary Shelter. ... ', 'Navigating & Reading A Compass. ... ', 'Hunting & Foraging For Food. ... ', 'Camp Cooking. ... ', 'Dressing A Wound. ... ', 'Tying A Knot.']
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['Guide them away from danger (such as roads or open water)', 'Stay with them until recovery is complete.', 'Be calmly reassuring.', 'Explain anything that they may have missed.']
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['Stay away from the slide area. ... ', 'Listen to local radio or television stations for the latest emergency information.', 'Watch for flooding, which may occur after a landslide or debris flow. ... ', 'Check for injured and trapped persons near the slide, without entering the direct slide area.']
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Listen to a radio or, if possible, TV for information. Secure your home, close storm shutters and either secure your outdoor furniture or bring it inside. If you're instructed to turn off utilities, turn your refrigerator to its coldest setting and keep the door closed. Turn off propane tanks.