These should include medicines, special food for babies and children or elders. Pack essentials for yourself and your family to last a few days.Switch off the electrical mains in your house.During this time do not go out because immediately after that, very strong winds will blow from the opposite direction. If the centre of the cyclone is passing directly over your house there will be a lull in the wind and rain lasting for half an hour or so.Make provision for children and adults requiring special diet.Be sure that a window and door can be opened only on the side opposite to the one facing the wind.Small and loose things, which can fly in strong winds, should be stored safely in a room.Ensure that your hurricane lantern, torches or other emergency lights are in working condition and keep them handy.If you have to evacuate the house move your valuable articles to upper floors to minimize flood damage.
Store extra drinking water in suitably covered vessels. Get extra food, which can be eaten without cooking.However, this may not avoid breaking windows. If you do not have wooden boards handy, paste paper strips on glasses to prevent splinters.Provide strong suitable support for outside doors.Board up glass windows or put storm shutters in place.However, if asked to evacuate do not hesitate to leave the place. If your house is securely built on high ground take shelter in the safe part of the house.Do not delay and run the risk of being marooned.Leave early before your way to high ground or shelter gets flooded.When your area is under cyclone warning get away from low-lying beaches or other low-lying areas close to the coast Stay alert for the next 24 hours as a cyclone alert means that the danger is within 24 hours.When a cyclone alert is on for your area continue normal working but stay alert to the radio warnings.Ignore rumours and do not spread them this will help to avoid panic situations.This will help you prepare for a cyclone emergency. Listen to the radio (All India Radio stations give weather warnings).When cyclone alerts and warnings are communicated.Necessary actions The actions that need to be taken in the event of a cyclone threat can broadly be divided into : Keep some dry non-perishable food always ready for use in emergency.Keep some extra batteries for transistors.Keep a hurricane lantern filled with kerosene, battery operated torches and enough dry cells.Keep some wooden boards ready so that glass windows can be boarded if needed.Remove dead branches or dying trees close to the house anchor removable objects such as lumber piles, loose tin sheets, loose bricks, garbage cans, sign-boards etc.Check the house secure loose tiles and carry out repairs of doors and windows.
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