Annexure - Wardha District

Flood:
Before the Flood
Chapter 9
Disaster Specific Family Preparedness Measures
• Do not build the flood plain except you may elevate and support your home.
• Lift up the water heater, electric board, furnace if they are liable to flood.
• Install the check valves in sewer holes to put off flood water from clogging in the
drains in or near your home.
• Make barriers to block off floodwater from flowing in the building.
During the Flood
• Listen to the radio or television for information.
• Turn off all the utilities when instructed to do so and also otherwise.
• Do not touch the electric equipments being wet or standing in water.
• Do not walk by the moving water because six inches of flowing water can make you
fall. If you really need to walk in water, go where water is not flowing. You can take a
stick to ensure the firmness of ground in your front.
• While driving, do not go in the flooded areas. If you get caught in floodwater, you
should leave your car and if you can, take refuge to high ground.
• Be alert of streams, canyons, drainage channels, and other areas where flood is
possible. These are the areas where flood can happen suddenly without prior alert or
even rain.
After a Flood
• Listen to news reports and know whether the water supply of your community is safe
to drink.
• Do not face the floodwater as it may be dirty with oil or sewage. It may even be
charged electrically from the drowned power lines.
• Do not enter the areas where the floodwaters have affected. The roads can be weak
and can collapse due to the weight of the car.
• Come back home only when authorities tell you to do so.
• Clean and sterilize everything that got drowned in the flood water. The mud left in the
floodwater can have sewage and chemicals that can be very dangerous.
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