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Wind disaster (including flood) protection and escape essentials (updated on January 113, 1)

Published: December 2024, 01
Number of hits: 11448

Although the approaching typhoon is scary, as long as you take proper precautions against typhoons, you can protect your family's safety and avoid being harmed by the typhoon.

  1. Before a typhoon strikes, you should pay attention to TV, radio, the Internet, or use the "166" or "167" weather recording phone to listen to (watch) typhoon news at any time to learn about the latest typhoon trends. 

  2. If you are hiking or camping outdoors, you should return home as soon as possible and call your school and family to contact your itinerary and route. In case of emergency, please call 119. If you have booked hiking or camping but have not yet set off, you should cancel your trip.

  3. If your residence is in a low-lying area and is in danger of flooding, please move to a higher place as soon as possible.

  4. Residents who live on hilly areas or in places prone to landslides are asked to cooperate with the government's "preventive evacuation" and evacuate to safe areas as soon as possible to reduce unnecessary casualties.

  5. Residents in coastal areas should pay attention to tides to prevent seawater intrusion.

  6. Prepare flashlights, dry batteries and mobile power supplies in case of power outage and for calling for help.

  7. Check whether doors and windows are secure, close unnecessary doors and windows, and add wooden boards if necessary.

  8. Various hanging objects outside the house and in the courtyard should be removed immediately or strengthened (such as advertising signs, balcony flower pots) to prevent them from being blown down by the wind and turning into sharp weapons that can hurt people.

  9. Garden trees should be protected with supports. And prune branches to prevent them from breaking and injuring people or crushing buildings and vehicles.

  10. Clean gutters and channels and keep them clear to avoid blockage and accumulation of water.

  11. You can prepare three or four days' worth of food, fruits, vegetables and dry food in case of emergencies.

  12. Store water for backup in case of power outage.

  13. Movable objects that are afraid of being soaked by rain should be moved to an appropriate place for storage.

  14. Please do not go to the river to harvest crops or work to avoid being sieged by floods; you are also not allowed to go to the coast or streams to watch waves, play in the water, pick up stones, or fish.

  15. If you live in the countryside, in addition to the general precautions mentioned above, you should also check cattle pens, pig houses, and chicken coops. To avoid causing losses, or to move the animals raised to a safer place