Get ready for floods
Floods can happen anywhere. You may be at higher risk if you live near rivers, creeks, stormwater drains, or floodplains, in coastal towns at risk of storm surges, in low-lying areas or regions with poor drainage, or in areas that have flooded before.
Preparing today can help you stay safe if there is a flood. Talk with everyone in your home and prepare together so each person knows what to do.
Ready your home
- Store valuables, important documents and electrical items above flood levels.
- Keep gutters, drains and downpipes clear.
- Have sandbags or flood barriers ready.
Make an emergency plan
- Who will you call in an emergency?
- When should you leave and how will you stay safe when you go?
- Where will you go?
Pack an emergency kit
What to pack in your emergency kit
- Clothes
- Woollen blankets
- Toiletries and toilet paper
- Sunscreen and hand sanitiser
- Medicines and a first aid kit
- Water (at least 3 litres per person, per day)
- Food (non-perishable food and a can opener)
- Battery-operated radio
- Torch & spare batteries.
If you need to leave, make sure you take:
- Mobile phone and charger
- Important documents
- Valuables
- Cash and bank cards
- Medicines.
