Flood Quiz
Floods happen everywhere - not just on the news. Would you know what to do if the water started rising?
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Flood Quiz
With flood water rising and no end to the rain storm in sight, you need to act fast to control the situation. The only way to stop the situation getting worse is to take the Flood Quiz.
If you get a good score the water levels will fall and the village will escape the worst damage. But if you do not the villagers could be swimming to work for many days!
So good luck and stay dry!
About Floods
Flooding happens after a long period of heavy rain or when there is a sudden downpour, sometimes called a flash flood. When this happens the drains and rivers can't move the amount of water quickly enough and rain spills over onto poorly drained land.
When it looks like there might be a flood, the first thing you need to do is warn people and tell them how they can prepare. There is usually little time so people are usually told about floods by TV and radio.
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency SEPA is in charge of issuing flood warnings. Here's a list of the things they suggest people do:
- Put valuable items and important documents upstairs or in a high place.
- Move cars to higher ground.
- Warn neighbours in case they haven't heard the flood warning.
- Turn off gas, electricity and water supply to prevent an explosion.
- Unplug all electrical items so no one is electrocuted.
- Put plugs into sinks and weigh them down with something heavy to stop water coming up through the pipes.
- Block and seal doors, windows and airbricks with plywood, sandbags or metal.
- Make emergency sandbags using old pillow cases, carrier bags or even tights filled with sand or earth.
- Prepare a family flood plan so you know where to go if you wake up and find the house is flooded.
- Make sure that there is an escape route in case water levels keep on rising.
- Move furniture away from walls, as this helps when drying your property later.
- Roll up carpets and rugs and put them upstairs.
- Leave inside doors open, or take them off and store them upstairs.
- Make up an emergency flood kit that holds a torch, battery or wind up radio, mobile phone, rubber gloves, Wellington boots, waterproof clothing, first aid kit and blankets.
- Prepare emergency food, warm clothes and other essential supplies, particularly for babies and young children.
- Put emergency food and clothes in sealed bags to keep them dry.
- Weigh down manhole covers to stop them floating away.
SEPA also coordinate flood defences and flood rescue services with the Local Authorities, Police, Fire Brigade, Water Authority (e.g. Scottish Water) and other emergency services like the Ambulance Service and Air Sea Rescue helicopters.
Here's what the other organisations do:
- Local Authorities:
- Clear ditches, road gullies and other open drains
- Manage flood prevention and defence schemes
- Organise road closures
- Provide temporary shelter and accommodation for people evacuated from their homes
- Organise the clean-up afterwards
- Police:
- Save lives
- Rescue people
- Help evacuate people
- Stop people stealing from flooded houses
- Fire Brigade:
- Help pump water using fire engines
- Help evacuate people if asked
- elp rescue people from trees and rooftops if asked
- Water Authority:
- Clear blocked drains and sewers
- Help clean up if sewers overflow
- Maintain water supply
- Repair burst pipes
- Control water released from reservoirs
- Help clean up afterwards
An 'All Clear' message will be issued by SEPA when the threat of flooding has passed. Then the messy business of cleaning up can begin.
How to Play
The Flood Quiz is a multiple choice quiz. All the questions are based on information you should have read here (or in the 'Info'section within the game).
After each question you will be given a choice of two or three possible answers. Click on the answer you think is right. You will then be told whether you are right or wrong, along with the reason why.
Once you have read the explanation you can continue to the next question.
Make sure you keep an eye on the island as you play to see if you are making things better.
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