Prepare your home now:

• An emergency kit, health manuals and a torch must be ready at all times and easy to find in the event of a flood warning.
• Keep a stock of drinking water bottles and non-perishable food items (including preserves and infant milk).
• Make sure you know how to shut off the electricity, gas and water supply, where necessary. Be prepared to do so without light.
• Prepare a solution to raise your appliances and furniture on the ground floor or basement. For example, you can keep building blocks available.
• Equip yourself with sandbags, which are useful for stopping water when it starts to enter.
• If you live in a house in a flood zone, make sure your pipes are equipped with anti-return valves.
• Subscribe to the Facebook page of CGDIS - Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours: In the event of an emergency situation CEGEDIS is among the first to issue a warning as well as official behavioral advice.

In case of a flood warning or heavy rains:

• Cut off your electricity, water and gas. Block water intakes with heavy objects.
• Plug all gaps or pipes that can let water in (openings under doors, sewer plates, sinks, etc.)
• Keep valuables and furniture safe, upstairs for example.
• Avoid going out and taking your vehicle.
• If possible, get to safety upstairs.
• Prepare yourself for a possible evacuation: electric gates and electric shutters must remain open to allow a quick exit if necessary.

On the road in torrential rain:

Don’t panic. Some simple manoeuvres are enough to make sure you are safe.

• Double the safety distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.
• Adjust your speed: the slower you drive, the better you can anticipate hazards when visibility is poor. Similarly, you are less likely to experience aquaplaning.
• Pay attention to possible closed roads and diversions: safety measures may have been taken to prevent motorists from ending up on flood-prone and dangerous roads.
• Do not approach streams and bridges due to the risk of overflow.
• If possible, be prepared to park high up, sheltered from flooding.