The following are suggestions for department officials, humanitarian organizations and the general public may follow to reduce losses incurred from floods and related dangers.
(1) Searching for source of floods and assessing possible solutions.
(2) Ensuring canals in wards, villages and townships have smooth waterflow.
(3) Digging out sand dunes that hamper flow of rivers.
(4) Building embankments along river banks.
(5) Repairing and maintaining levees.
(6) Planting trees to prevent soil erosion along river banks.
(7) Planting trees and plants to prevent top soil erosion.
(8) Storing necessary items for repairing dams and embankments in advance (e.g. sand bags, water pumps, shovels, spades, bamboo).
(9) Installing early warning systems and signals to notify flood warnings to residents in case water needs to be released from reservoirs and embankments from exceeding capacity.
(10) Preparing people living near dams and embankments from possible breaching and flooding through cooperation between relevant departments, organizations and local residents.
(11) Arranging for residents of annual flood-prone areas to relocate in time.
(12) Selecting emergency routes beforehand in regions prone to floods.
(13) Forming rescue teams and collecting adequate rescue equipment.
(14) Assembling regional military vessels and rowboats and distributing them equally.
(15) Distributing small boats, rafts, lifebuoys for families living near bodies of water and flood-stricken areas, especially life jackets where possible.
(16) Disseminating information on dangers of floods to wards, villages and schools and practicing role plays for better preparedness.
(17) Organizing early warning systems in townships, wards and villages.
(18) Ensuring the public is aware of emergency contacts.
(19) Having disaster response strategies in place.
(20) Having special response strategies for townships, wards and villages located near dams and embankments.
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