(Disaster Risk Reduction)
*Before Floods*
☔know the flood risk of the area where you live, work or School.
☔Do not build your house in an area that is a water way or water logged area.
☔Identify safe places where you can take shelter if your home or school gets flooded.
☔Ensure drains and sewage pipes are regularly clean for clear passage of rain water.
☔Pay attention to flood warnings or weather forecasts during the flood season.
☔Do well to inform friends and family who might have missed the flood warning alerts due to disability or do not have access to Radio and TV.
☔Secure essential documents and medications in plastic bags and store them above the reach of flood waters.
☔Always store food and drinking water that can last the household for at least a week.
*During Floods*
🌧💦Move to identifiable safe havens or high grounds when you notice your home office or school is getting flooded.
🌧💦Turn off al electrical appliances and gas connections before evacuating your house, office or school etc.
🌧💦Assist children, persons with disabilities, elderly people and pregnant women who may need help to reach safe havens. If possible, ensure that any assisting device used by a person with disability is not left behind during evacuation.
🌧💦Avoid walking or driving through flood waters as snakes and other poisonous insects may be present or you may fall into a pit or an uncovered drain.
*After Floods*
🌤Only return to your home, work place or school etc. after it is safe to do so.
🌤Do a thorough clean up before settling in when you return to your home work place or school.
🌤ensure there are no faults or all electrical sockets are completely dry before turning on switch, Gas etc. If you suspect a fault, quickly contact a competent person to fix it before turning it on.
🌤Don't drink floodwater or consume food that has come into contact with floodwater.
🌤Don't enter residual floodwaters as snakes and poisonous insects may be present or you may fall into a pit or an uncovered drain.
🌤Be mindful that some house hold members and neighbour's may be traumatized by the flood and may need support and time to heal.
*Prevention Pays*
Emergency Numbers
999
0302982531
0299350244
0299350030
0202014040
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