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Summary: How to cope with Flash Flooding using sandbags in this free water rescue video.
James A. Donnelly, Madpod.com, has been working in television and with video for over 2 decades. Donnelly has worked on dozens of television productions as a producer for New York...read more
"I'm James Donnelly for Expert Village and today I am going to show you what you might need in case of a flood emergency. Do not cross a stream or pool unless you are certain that the water is not above your knees and all the way across. Sometimes the water will hide around a bridge and part of the road might actually be washed out. Do not stack sandbags around the outside walls of your house to keep the flood waters out of your basement. Water seeping down through the earth may collect around the basement walls and under the floors creating pressure that could damage the walls or else raise the entire basement and cause to float out of the ground. For more information about flooding and evacuation, go to floodsafety.com. One of the many websites about flood safety and protection on-line. "
eHow Article: How to Use Sandbags for Flash Flood Survival