How to Cope...
What can you do if a flood is expected in your area?
| Home | Notes |
| • Move furniture and electrical items to safety | |
| • Put flood boards, polythene and sandbags in place | |
| • Make a list now of what you can move away from the risk | |
| • Turn off electricity, water and gas supplies | |
| • Roll up carpets and rugs | |
| • Unless you have time to remove them hang curtains over rods | |
| • Move sentimental items to safety | |
| • Put important documents in polythene bags and move to safety | |
| Garden and outside | |
| • Move your car out of the flood risk area | |
| • Move any large or loose items or weigh them down | |
| Business | |
| • Move important documents, computers and stock, back up computer systems, store backups off site. | |
| • Alert staff and request their help | |
| • Farmers move animals and livestock to safety | |
| • Store enough feed, off site, for several days | |
| • Install flood defenses | |
| • Move 0r protect key equipment and machinery | |
| • Evacuation - Prepare a flood kit in advance | |
| • Inform your colleagues, suppliers and customers that you may need to leave your premises. |