Repairing Your Flooded Home Repairing Your Flooded Home Before Proceeding Further, Read and Follow the Following Flood Safety Precautions Do not walk through flowing water. Drowning is the number one cause of flood deaths, mostly during flash floods. Use a pole or stick to ensure that the ground is still there before you go through an area where the water is not flowing. Do not drive through a flooded area.
More people drown in their cars than anywhere else.
Stay away from power lines and electrical wires. The number two flood killer after drowning is electrocution. Electrical current can travel through water. Report downed power lines to your utility company or emergency management office. Turn off your electricity when you return home. .