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Ignore rumours, Stay calm, Don’t panic.
Keep your mobile phones charged for emergency communication; use SMS.
Listen to radio, watch TV, read newspapers for weather updates.
Keep your documents and valuables in water-proof containers
Try staying in an empty room; keep movable items securely tied.
Prepare an emergency kit with essential items for safety and survival.
Secure your house, especially the roof; carry out repairs; don’t leave sharp objects loose.
Keep cattle/animals untied to ensure their safety.
In case of a storm surge/tide warning, or flooding, know your nearest safe high ground/ safe shelter and the safest access route to it.
Store adequate ready-to-eat food and water to last at least a week.
Conduct mock drills for your family and community.
Trim treetops and branches near your house with permission from the local authority
Close doors and windows securely
Evacuate immediately to safe places when directed by government officials

Switch off electrical mains, unplug all electrical appliances and gas connection.
Keep doors and windows shut.
If your house is unsafe, leave early before the onset of a cyclone. Reach a safe shelter
Listen to radio; rely only on official warnings
Drink boiled/chlorinated water
If the building starts to crumble, protect yourself with mattresses, rugs or blankets, or by getting under a strong table or bench or by holding hold onto a solid fixture, such as a water pipe.

Do not enter damaged buildings
Seek a safe shelter as soon as possible.
Never stand under a tree/ electric pole.
Beware the calm ‘eye’. If the wind drops, don’t assume the cyclone is over; violent winds may soon resume from another direction. Wait for the official ‘all clear’.

Drink boiled/chlorinated water.
Do not go out until officially advised. If evacuated, wait until advised to go back.
Watch out for broken electric poles and loose wires, and other sharp objects.
Do not enter damaged buildings.
Do not use damaged electrical equipment. Get them checked by an electrician first.

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