09/11/2025
⚠️ TYPHOON UWAN ALERT! ⚠️
before the heavy rain starts, prepare now.
Here’s a Flood Survival Guide everyone should read before disaster strikes. 🌧️🌊
1. Make sure you have access to your roof.
If you don’t, plan where you can climb or break through. Once the stairs fill with water, you’re trapped.
2. Keep a real ladder ready.
Not a chair, not a table a sturdy ladder. Floods often hit at night or during blackouts, so be ready even in the dark.
3. Keep basic rescue tools nearby.
Hammer, axe, or crowbar you might need to break a window or wall to escape.
4. Freeze bottles of water while there’s still power.
They’ll keep your food cold during brownouts, and become safe drinking water once melted.
5. Seal floor drains and toilets.
Floodwater can push up through pipes. Use rags, plastic, or tape to block them.
6. Unplug and elevate all electrical items.
Also, turn off the main breaker before water enters your home.
7. Secure your LPG tank.
Disconnect it, tighten the valve, and tie it upright in a safe corner.
8. Prepare improvised flotation devices.
Tie together sealed bottles, gallon jugs, or Styrofoam boxes anything that floats can help.
9. Prepare for your pets.
Make floating supports or tie their crates to something safe. Don’t leave them caged below.
10. Prepare an “elevated survival kit.”
Store it in a high spot include a flashlight, whistle, radio, lighter, rope, first aid kit, snacks, and water.
11. Sleep in clothes you can move in fast.
Light, quick-dry, and comfortable flash floods often happen while people are asleep.
12. Waterproof your essentials.
Keep IDs, cash, phones, and powerbanks in ziplocks or waterproof pouches.
13. Move your car and pets to higher ground before it rains.
14. Place light sources in every room.
Headlamps, battery lamps, or candles inside jars to prevent tipping.
15. Store clean water in tubs or your washing machine.
Not for drinking, but useful for cleaning or flushing when water supply is cut.
16. Prepare a signal for your roof.
Bright cloth, mirror, or flashlight rescuers spot movement and color first.
17. Keep ropes ready.
For securing yourself, towing others, or pulling people in safely.
18. Don’t use your car as shelter.
Cars float, flip, and trap. Leave it once water reaches the tires.
19. Know the highest points in your area.
Schools, tall buildings, or hills that’s where to run when floods rise.
20. Set a family meeting point.
Choose a safe place to reunite if you get separated.
21. Use garbage bags for waterproofing.
They work as ponchos, dry storage, or even flotation aids when filled with air.
22. Keep pets and small children close during heavy rain.
Don’t assume you’ll have time to find them once floodwater rushes in.
23. If water rises fast, DON’T WAIT. GO UP.
That’s why it’s called a flash flood. Seconds matter.
24. If you’re on the roof, stay calm, stay visible.
Make noise or wave bright cloth so rescuers can find you.
25. If rescue takes long, use floating debris wisely.
Plastic containers, coolers, or foam can keep you afloat temporarily.
👉 Let us all prepare and pray for the Philippines 🇵🇭
