The Municipality is taking action after communities along the Lake Erie shoreline experienced significant flooding this week.
Public Works personnel, emergency first responders, and representatives from Union Gas and Ontario Hydro visited the Erie Beach area on Tuesday to address safety concerns.
The Infrastructure and Engineering Department is working on ways to mitigate the damage and disruption to residents.
The municipality recommends having a plan in place in case your home is flooded.
The following is courtesy of Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services
What actions should you take during a flood? Stay safe and contact 9-1-1 if you need help.
Consider leaving if living areas become flooded, shut off all utilities, avoid flood water, address your pets’ needs, contact your insurance agent, stay informed and lock your residence when leaving.
How can you prepare?
- Develop transportation/access options.
- Designate a family meeting place.
- Have an evacuation plan for family members with mobility needs.
- Plan for a secondary place to stay.
- Designate someone to pick-up school children.
- Consider how you will communicate and gather information.
- Have a prepared 72 hour kit and “go-bag”.
- Address your pets’ needs.
- Pre-plan how to shut-off utilities.
- Consider moving valuables to safe locations.
- Create paper copy of key phone numbers.