1. Do not drink dirty
water. Boil it or put chlorine or iodine into it before consuming.
2. Sprinkle medicine in
dirty water.
3. Destroy all food
contaminated by flood water.
4. Beware of insects and
poisonous snakes which may have entered the house along with the flood.
5. Make sure that your
electricity is not leaking or you may get electrocuted.
6. Follow the principle of
boil it, cook it, peel it, heat it or forget it.
7. Check the sewage system
so that it does not get mixed with drinking water.
8. If there is a breakage
in the drainage system, stop using latrine and do not use water.
9. Switch off the main
electricity to prevent electricity leakage.
10. Make sure all the plugs in
the house are 3-pin plugs and earthing is proper
11. Check any leakage of gas.
12. Your mobiles may not work
but landline phones may still be working for some time.
13. Act and don’t react.
14. Panic situation can harm.
15. Try to communicate with
people for help and always follow the weather forecast, if available.
(with inputs from Indian Medical Association)
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