What to do during the flood (cataclysm)? Some flood facts, which you need to know.

What do you know about flood? We will show you some flood facts, which can help you in the future.

How to prepare for flooding:

• If your home falls into the flood zone, learn and remember the boundaries of the possible flooding, as well as elevated, rarely flooded places, located in the close proximity to the places of residence, the shortest path of motion to them;

• Familiarize the family members with the rules of behavior at the individual and organized evacuation, as well as in the event of a sudden and rapidly developing flood;

• Make a list of the documents in advance, property and medicines, exported during the evacuation;

• Place in a special suitcase or backpack the values, necessary warm clothes, supply of the food, water, medical supplies.

What to do during a flood?

o carefully listen the information, to take note of it, and perform all the requirements of flood commission;

o turn off the gas, the electricity and the water;

o extinguish the fire in burning furnaces;

o the valuables and furniture move to the upper floors or to attic;

o close the windows, doors, or even score them with a boards;

o animals must be released from the premises, and the dogs must be untie;

o firewood and all objects that can swim away, when lifting the water, it is the best to move to the room (shed);

o prepare for evacuation;

o in the absence of an organized evacuation, until help arrives, or until the recession of water, you need to be on the upper floors and roofs of the buildings, trees or other rising  objects; while this constantly serve the signals: at the day hanging or waving well the visible cloth, padded to the shaft, and in the dark time it`s a light signal and occasionally your voice signal;

o when the rescuers are approaching, keep calm, do not panic and rush, with caution,  go to the swimming facilities. At the same time strictly observe the rescuers, do not overload the boats;

o independently selected from the flooded area is recommended only, if there are serious reasons such as the need to provide the medical assistance to the victims, the continuing rise of the water`s level, in the threat of flooding the top floor (attic). It is necessary to have a safe swimming facilities and know the direction of the motion;

o suddenly found yourself in the water, pull off all heavy clothing and shoes;

o swim only with the adrift, save power.

What to do after a flood?

§ before you will enter to the building, check and see whether it threatens the collapse, or fall of any object;

§ ventilate the building (to remove the accumulated gases);

§ do not turn on the lights, do not use “the naked” flames, do not light the matches until you`ll completely ventilate the room and check the functioning of the gas supply system;

§ check the electrical wiring, gas pipelines, water supply and sanitation, do not use them until you verify their proper operation with the help of experts;

§ for drying the facilities open all the doors and windows, remove the dirt from the floor and walls, pump out the water from basements;

§ do not eat foods, which have been in the contact with water, do not drink this water.

If water found you in the field or the woods:

• you need to go on a high place, if there is no hill – climb on a tree;
• are used all objects, that can hold a person in the water (logs, boards, wooden doors, barrels, tires and so on).

In any situation do not lose your temper, do not panic, act quickly, be confident, but without the hassle.