Water prep

●Moderate

⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Fifteen litres per person for three days. Clean bottles. Rotate every six months. Boil or purify unknown water.

Step 1: Store at least 15 litres per person for 3 days — clean sealed containers
Step 2: Label storage date and rotate every six months
Step 3: Keep purification options — boil, chlorine tablets, or ceramic filter
Step 4: Fill bathtubs and buckets when flood or cyclone warning issued
Step 5: Never drink flood water or water from unknown sources without treatment

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT drink untreated flood water or water with fuel or chemical smell.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT use more chlorine than packet says — overdose harms health.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Municipal water tanker schedules broadcast on radio during outages — listen on battery radio.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 108 if child shows severe dehydration — no tears, sunken eyes, lethargy.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Bloody diarrhoea or high fever after bad water needs hospital care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pregnant women and infants need safest water — prioritize boiled supply.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Store and purify water. Report municipal contamination alerts. Do not guess chemical treatment doses.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

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