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AM I AT RISKOF FLOODING?
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Over 5.5 million properties in Eng-land and Wales are at risk of flood-ing from rivers, the sea or surface water. That’s one in six, which means there’s a high chance one of these properties is your home or business.So how do floods form? Flooded areas of land usually start off as very dry land. Floods are caused
by heavy rains that pour to much wa-ter into rivers and other waterways. Making these nat-ural channels un-able to carry all the water. Rising water flows over or breaks the banks to the waterways caus-ing the surrounding land to be flooded. Different causes of floods can come from masses of snow melt-ing of tidal waves.
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25 % OF BR
ITISH HOME
S ARE
STILL AT R
ISK OF FLO
ODING
66% OF FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES
A MERE 2 FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT A LARGE VE-
HICLE AND EVEN A BUS
JUST AN INCH OF WATERCAN CAUSE A COSTLY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY
A CAR CAN EASILY BE CARRIED
AWAY BY JUST TWO FEET OF
FLOODWATER
IN A HIGH-RISK AREA, YOU
R HOME IS
MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKEL
Y TO BE
DAMAGED BY FLOOD THAN BY
FIRE
A MERE 2 FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT A LARGE VE-
HICLE AND EVEN A BUS
JUST AN INCH OF WATERCAN CAUSE A COSTLY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY
MOST HOMEOWNERS INSURANCES DOES NOT COVER FLOOD DAMAGE
FLASH FLOODS OFTEN BRING WALLS OF WATER 10 TO 20 FEET HIGH
IN A HIGH-RISK AREA, YOU
R HOME IS
MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKEL
Y TO BE
DAMAGED BY FLOOD THAN BY
FIRE
FLO
OD
S A
RE
VERY SERIOUS, THEY OCCUR EVERY
When many people try to imagine the dan-gers posed by flood-waters, they tend to think of drown-ing. People can cer-tainly drown during floods - - there’s no doubt about that. But drowning is not necessarily the most common cause of death in a flood. Even if you’re a phenomenal swimmer, rushing floodwaters pose a danger to you. The sheer force of rushing water can be quite strong; it can knock you off
Although all flood-ing is danger-ous, flash flood-ing represents the gravest threat. A flash flood oc-curs when a sudden, extreme amount of water is dumped on an area that can't handle it. Flash floods are particu-larly dangerous be-cause, by defini-tion, they happen more quickly than people are pre-pared to handle. Taking right actions after the flood has occured is
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Especially strong floodwaters can even push cars and build-ings around easi-ly - - a mere 2 feet (61 centimeters) of rushing floodwa-ter can have enough force to wash a car away. In addition to the threats posed to human life, floodwa-ters are massively destructive to prop-erty. Water pulls everything in its path into it, col-lecting a lot of dirt and debris along the way. So even once the waters have receded,
VERY SERIOUS, THEY OCCUR EVERY
When many people try to imagine the dan-gers posed by flood-waters, they tend to think of drown-ing. People can cer-tainly drown during floods - - there’s no doubt about that. But drowning is not necessarily the most common cause of death in a flood. Even if you’re a phenomenal swimmer, rushing floodwaters pose a danger to you. The sheer force of rushing water can be quite strong; it can knock you off
DON’T LEAVE OTHERS BEHIND.
OTHERSMAYNEEDYOURHELP
Make sure to insure your property as floods can cause lots of damage to your house.Read all the details beforeinsuring your house and see if your insurer covers you from floods and it’’s damage.
Protect your property fromflooding
Try to keep flood water out
Doors: buy pur-pose-built flood boards that can be installed when flooding is imminent. You can also raise door thesholds.
Walls and floors: raise damp-proof brick courses. Sealing floors can prevent water rising through
the ground.
Drains and pipes: fit non-return valves to drains and water inlet and outlet pipes.
Shelving: put irreplaceable or valuable items on high-mount-ed shelves.
Home entertain-ment: fix your a u d i o - v i s u a l equipment, for example your TV and hi-fi, to
WOH If your home or busi-ness is flooded it can be costly, not just in terms of money and time but also inconvenience and heartache.While it’s impossible to com-pletely flood-proof a property, there are lots of things you can do to reduce the damage flooding can cause.
The key is to act now so you’re prepared if there’s a flood in your area.
DONT BE LEFT HOMELESSIT PAYS TO PREPARE FOR FLOODING
If your home or busi-ness is flooded it can be costly, not just in terms of money and time but also inconvenience and heartache.While it’s impossible to com-pletely
flood-proof a property, there are lots of things you can do to reduce the damage flooding can cause. The key is to act now so you’re prepared if there’s a flood in your area. Random text to fill up.
If your home or busi-ness is flooded it can be costly, not just in terms of money and time but also inconvenience and heartache.While it’s impossible to com-pletely flood-
proof a property, there are lots of things you can do to reduce the damage flooding can cause.The key is to act now so you’re prepared if there’s a flood in your area.
WOH MUCH WILL IT COST ?Making your property resilient to floodwater will limit the dis-tress and damage caused by flood-ing, which means less cost-ly repairs and less time out of your home or business premises.
The cost of purchasing and install-ing products to keep floodwater out of your property will depend on the size of your property and the type of flood you want to protect against.For example, according to the ABI, to protect your property against shallow flash floods could cost between £2,000 - £6,000.
To keep water out during pe-riods of prolonged flooding will take bigger chang-es and could cost be-tween £20,000 -£40,000.
BUILD BARRIERS WE
? PROTECT YOU
WHAT DO
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BUILD BARRIERS WE
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The Thames Barrier is one of the largest mova-ble flood barriers in the world. The Environment Agency runs and main-tains the Thames Barrier as well as the capital’s other flood defences.
metres across the River Thames near Woolwich, and it protects 125 square kilometres of central London from flooding caused by tidal surges.It became operational in 1982 and has 10 steel gates
that can be raised into position across the River Thames. When raised, the main gates stand as high as a five-storey building and as wide as the opening of Tower Bridge. Each main gate weighs 3,300 tonnes.
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Editorial piece by Martynas Kasiulevicius all rights reserved.
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