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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heavy rain floods city streets and low-lying neighborhoods.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Water pooling above curb height and stalled traffic in underpass.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Basements and ground shops taking water.
Scene hazards: Open manhole, Electrocution, Vehicle stall, Sewage exposure
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Never enter underpass with water visible ahead.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Unplug ground-floor appliances if water enters.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Use main roads on higher contour if possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Assist neighbors to upper floors especially elderly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if person falls into open drain.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report fallen power lines in flooded areas immediately.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Municipal pumps and rescue boats deploy in severe waterlogging.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Electrocution risk persists until power utility isolates feeders.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT walk barefoot through flooded streets.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT touch street poles or boxes in standing water.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Flooded city streets are safe if water looks shallow at the center
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Underpasses dip deep and drains open. Center may be deepest point.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vehicle stall and drowning in underpass dip.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Urban drainage overwhelms quickly — underpasses become death traps.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Submerged drains and live wires hide beneath murky street water.