Daily Survival Guide

How to Survive a Flash Flood on Foot
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• Find a life jacket, pool toy, foam cushion, or other flotation device.
• Run to high ground.
• Check shallow water.
  If the water is less than 6 inches deep and not moving quickly, you should be able to walk quickly or run.
• Move to the roof.
  If you are are trapped by rising, fast-moving water and cannot get to higher ground, get on the roof of a two- or three-story house.
• Do not attempt to swim across floodwaters.
  Deep, quickly moving floodwaters will almost certainly overpower you and sweep you away.