How to Provide Water During a Natural Disaster
Things You'll Need
- Plastic jugs or bottles
- Lids or caps
- Pot with handle
Instructions
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Fill your home's bathtubs and sinks with clean tap water when forecasters announce the threat of severe storms or natural hazards, such as hurricanes.
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Fill plastics jugs and bottles with clean tap water.
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Close each jug or bottle with a lid or cap.
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Use your tub and sink water for cooking, sanitation and hygiene purposes, such as flushing the toilet. Bail it using a pot with a handle to avoid having contact with it in case the water supply gets cut off or the drinking water gets contaminated.
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Drink the water stored in jugs and/or bottles if the water supply gets cut off or the drinking water gets contaminated.
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