How to react in case of flood (children)

FLOOD SAFETY- FLOOD SAFETY -FLOOD SAFETY-FLOOD SAFETY-FLOOD SAFETY DO Listen the instructions from competent state and local institutions or your teacher; Follow appropriate evacuation signs; Lock all doors at home; Stay with your classmates at school; Move important items to higher places; Move/retreat to higher ground and avoid standing, flowing, or rising water; Move to the upper floors of the house/school main appliances and other important items; Listen to the radio for further information; Be informed on water supply and whether it is safe to drink the water; Secure your home (turn off electricity at the main switc, use battery light ; Wash your hands after coming into contact with floodwater. The water often sweeps up all sorts of debris, including sewage; Avoid entering fast flowing water because it can trap you and make it very difficult for you to escape; Beware of injuring yourself on dangerous objects, such as broken glass, or underwater debris; Мove slowly across the shallow water, using the stick for support; Help your teacher to evacuate students who have special needs, because they need extra help/assistance; Use only bottled water for drinking; Stay out of any building if it is surrounded by floodwaters; Use extreme caution when entering buildings; there may be hidden damage, particularly in foundations; If it’s dark, use a flashlight; Wash your skin if comes into contact with contaminated flood water with soap and uncontaminated water as soon as possible. DON’T DO Do not use electrical appliances before checking; Do not touch electrical devices when there is water around (avoid electricity sources); Do not use fresh water if it has come in contact with flood water; Do not walk through moving water and avoid the areas that are known to have landslides and rockfalls; Follow the indicated evacuation routes and do not use other shorter routes; Do not walk through fast-flowing water, even if it is only a few inches deep; If you are instructed to go to a specific location, go there and do not go anywhere else; Do not go barefoot, wear shoes all the time; Do not let someone drive through deep or fast-flowing water on a road; Do not stay near rivers or other waterways when there has been a heavy rainfall; Do not climb into a closed attic. You may become trapped by rising floodwater; Do not go out and walk through the road where the water is moving; Do not use matches, a candle or a lighter in a dark; Do not visit flooded areas; Do not panic, stay calm!