Be ready for storms and floods - Tasmania State Emergency Service

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Know your risk, Prepare your household, Reduce risk where you can.
Connect with others, Keep up to date, Act safe.

Know your risk

Storms can happen anywhere at any time and cause flooding.

Storms can damage

trees
buildings
power-lines

Think about floods when buying a property Power lines broken Broken tree

Flood waters can rise quickly.

Even if a storm or flood does not damage your home, you may lose

power
phone and internet connection
road access

No power No WiFi No phone or internet connection Road access

Ask your local Council if your home or road access is likely to flood.

Check for warnings and weather forecasts on the radio or the internet.

Prepare your household

Prepare an emergency plan that everyone in your household understands.
View the checklists or go to or redcross.org.au/emergencies

Prepare an emergency kit

Pack now

Battery powered radio and torch with spare batteries

电池供电的收音机和手电筒，备用电池

Important information, such as your emergency plan

橡胶或结实的皮革手套

急救箱

食物和水

视情况打包

Warm clothes, strong shoes or boots

Medicines, glasses and other essential items

Pet food and anything else your pets need

手机和充电器

Photos and special keepsakes

Important documents, for example

保险单据
passports
出生证明
money

Reduce risk where you can

Think about floods when buying a property

Think about floods and storms when buying or developing a house or other property.

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Remove trees that could fall on your home.

保持雨水槽和排水沟畅通。.

Connect with your neighbours and get involved in your community

Check your neighbours are aware of the dangers and safe.

Stay up to date

Keep up to date on current storm and flood warnings and information.

理解警告和关键信息

建议 (黄色): 事件已发生。无即时危险。请保持关注，以防情况发生变化。.

观察并行动（橙色）： 威胁级别有所提高。情况正在变化，您需要立即开始采取行动来保护您和您的家人

紧急警报（红色）： 紧急警报是最高级别的警报。您可能面临危险，需要立即采取行动。任何耽搁都可能危及您的生命。.

社区更新（蓝色）： 关于特定事件或事件，受影响社区的具体信息和最新动态。.

事件（白色）： an incident is the initial occurrence of an event before it becomes an emergency warning. As soon as an incident is reported, TasALERT published basic information including the type and location of incident.

Act Safe

Look after children and pets

Check on family and neighbours

tie down anything that could blow or wash away

Tie down or put away anything that could blow or wash away.

检查您的应急包是否已准备好。.

If you choose to leave, leave early.

Keep indoors. During storms, stay away from windows and unplug electrical items where you can.

Prepare for possible power, water or internet cuts.

STAY AWAY from flood waters. They are DANGEROUS.

If you evacuate

Follow the advice from SES and Tasmania Police.

Go to friends or family in a safer place or an evacuation centre.

Take your pets and your emergency kit.

Help prevent damage

Turn off your home’s electricity, gas and water at the mains.

Put plastic bags of sand or mud in toilets and over bath and sink plugholes.

Stay home unless it is unsafe to do so

Do not go sightseeing

If you do need to go out, watch out for hazards.

Water over roads.

Damaged power-lines.

Landslides or erosion.

Damaged roads.

Sewage or chemical hazards.

Damaged trees & roofing iron.

Drive slowly, turn on your headlights, turn away from floodwaters.

之后

• Keep listening for updates and check www.tasalert.com
for information and available help after the event.
• If you left home, do not return until SES or Tasmania Police tell you it is safe.
• Watch out for hazards such as debris on roads or damaged roads.