Floods hit multiple cities in Brazil's Acre state
For the past few days, 10 cities in Brazil's northwestern state of Acre have been hit by floods, which have severely affected the lives of about 130,000 people across the state, with displaced people being housed in schools, gymnasiums and other places set up by the Temporary shelters have been set up in schools, stadiums and other places. A state of emergency has been declared in the state of Acre due to the worsening outbreak of C.N.C.P., an outbreak of dengue fever, the near collapse of the healthcare system, and the arrival of a large number of Haitian refugees in Brazil from the state's border with Peru. A local doctor, Dr. Rodrigo da Masseno, is in the middle of a river flooded with water. Damaseno, a local doctor, was seen attending to a baby with pneumonia in a rescue boat on a river-flooded street, a photo of which has been widely circulated on local social media platforms. Talaúaca is one of the cities most affected by the flooding, with more than 90 percent of the city's area submerged. The head of Talaúaca's civil defense department said more than 400 people have been left homeless and the lives of about 28,000 people have been affected by the flooding...?
Response before the flood
According to the information about the flood provided by the local TV and radio media, and taking into account the location and conditions of your own location, you can calmly choose the best route to evacuate and avoid the situation of ? The water comes before the people go? The water will come before you leave, so that you can avoid the passive situation. Recognize the road signs and make clear the evacuation routes and destinations to avoid going the wrong way out of panic. Prepare enough instant food or steamed food for a few days, and enough drinking water and daily necessities. Tie up wooden or bamboo rafts, and collect materials suitable for floating, such as wooden pots, wood, and large pieces of Styrofoam, and process them into life-saving devices in case of emergency. The inconvenient valuables will be waterproof bundled and buried in the ground or placed in a high place, tickets, jewelry and other small valuables can be sewn in the clothes to carry with you.
Preserve any communication devices that still work.
How to prevent floods
1. When the flood came, it was too late to move the people, to the nearest quickly to the hillside, heights, buildings, flood platforms, etc., or immediately climbed on the roof, the building high-rise, large trees, high walls and other high places to avoid.
2. If the floodwaters continue to rise, the place of temporary shelter has been difficult to protect themselves, it is necessary to make full use of the prepared life-saving equipment to escape, or quickly look for some doors and boards, tables and chairs, wooden beds, large pieces of Styrofoam and other materials that can be floated into a raft to escape.
3. If you are surrounded by floodwaters, you should try to get in touch with the local government flood control department as soon as possible, report your location and danger, and actively seek rescue.
Note: Do not swim to escape, do not climb electrified poles, pylons, and do not climb to the roof of the mud house.
4. If you have been caught in the flood, be sure to grab as much as possible fixed or can float things, looking for opportunities to escape.
5. When you find a high-voltage tower tilting or a broken wire sagging, be sure to quickly avoid it from a distance to prevent direct electrocution or due to ground? Step voltage? electrocution.
6. After the flood, we must do a good job of all health and epidemic prevention, to prevent the epidemic.