IN CASE OF FLOOD

ENVIRONMENT HEALTH ( PRE READING ACTIVITY )

Hj Anuar.b Ali ( G74462 )

Natural disaster sometimes it of course unpredictable. Proportion of all did not even expect think. Natural disaster phenomenon can happen split second without warning but flood disaster that struck in our state still could be detected with signs.
Like other natural disaster that happens worldwide, stay thing and life estate in critical condition. In those circumstances cannot avoid this, security knowledge and early preparation to face highly useful flood. Stated affairs get save the life or at least control high loss. Three important moments must take attention in facing flood season involving precautions to before flood time, when first flood.

Flood is state of things in which water went up exceed danger level and declared flood by side powerful. Willing researched by Meteorology Organization A Universal (WMO), flood is natural disaster third-largest already sacrifice a lot life and destroyed property. Flood problem in the country was closely related flooded among rainy season and flash flood. Focused people and development expansion in basin and river valley have been ridden easily water cause occurrence of floods difficult to be avoided. Flood frequency also improved change result land use which flow system in unable low-lying area issue rain flow heavy and drainage system experience result sedimentation development.

Preparation before the floods:
• Obtain information of flood in your place.
• Make Sure system warning flood, delivered and preparation information local flood.
• Check hole water either drain or sewer. Clean obstacle and make sure it tightly
closed that water flood no overflow went through it.
• Make sure evacuation centre and disaster relief centre in your place, make
planning and emergency evacuation training.
• Prepare emergency equipments.
• Make sure all your family member know ways act during emergency at home.

Action after the flood:
• Check channel gas which may broken or leaking.
• Check flex infused in water.
• Check electrical appliances that sink.
• Check easy materials burnt may flow enter by flood (kerosene, petrol, diesel etc).
• Dump food immersed or affected water flood including tinned food.
• Check septic tank damage to avoid biology danger.
• Report any damage public facilities to the authorities.






Infectious disease risk:
Customary that physical destruction accompanying awful great flood. When water flood ebb, it may give threatening that bigger for security and health person. Not lag impact of stress mental among victim suffer damage residential, property, livestock, crop nor loss beloved person. To flood season, well during and after it, endowment infectious illnesses water as typhoid fever and cholera, usually easy to spread if the measures duly not taken up. Heavy rain will cause spillover flood and brings along garbage, water sewage and chemical from the factory and industry. This flood as water will cause poisonous materials will rise to the surface and pay negative impact.

Us how can look after the health in evacuation centre?
• Always drinking water already cooked.
• Eating food cook only. To avoid raw food as vegetable ( ulaman.)
• Guard personal hygiene and surrounding area.
• Obey advice those given by health staff.
• Obtain all injection if give.
• Use basic amenities that are provided as toilet, dustbin and others.

People south Peninsula may not that provide against this natural disaster when take into account area inhabited before this never ride water. This affairs is different with the people in the east coast more prepared Peninsula because every year have to face with flood problem.In facing environment such, all party please persevere accept test and follow direction of the authority to make sure assistance can be channeled quickly to the victim those involved.

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