Flooding: Your Health and Welfare
Those that have been affected by the recent floods will find the information provided by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) relevant and useful. Follow the link attached below that will take you to an article designed by the HPA to provide guidance on such issues as:
- Protecting against infection
- How to clean up
- What to do if you are returning to your house
- What to do if you are still in your house
- Food preparation and storage
- Water for infants during flooding
- What to do if your drinking water becomes contaminated
- Information on disinfecting water of unknown quality
- Information on private water supplies during flooding
- How to deal with chemical hazards
- Safe use of emergency generators
Health Protection Agency Flooding Advice
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