What to Do: Tips for during and after a flood

 
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Tips for during and after a flood

→During flooding, the greatest threat comes from moving water. The deeper the moving water, the greater the threat. People should avoid driving in moving water, regardless of the size of their vehicle, and should not attempt to walk through moving water, as there is no way of telling its depth.

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