{"id":930,"date":"2021-06-29T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T22:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamsaves.three.zysites.com\/2021\/06\/29\/are-you-prepared-floods\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T14:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:39:48","slug":"are-you-prepared-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panamsaves.com\/es\/blog\/are-you-prepared-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Prepared? – Floods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flooding<\/a> can be caused by a variety of different things, including excessive rain, snowmelt, and waterway overflow. In addition to there being different causes of flooding<\/a>, there are different types, which include flash floods, overland flooding and general flooding.  <\/p>\n

Be aware of flood hazards no matter where you live or work, but especially if you are in low-lying areas, near water, behind a levee or downstream from a dam. Even very small streams, gullies, creeks, culverts, dry streambeds or low-lying ground that appear harmless in dry weather can flood. \"a<\/p>\n

Before a Flood <\/strong><\/p>\n

What would you do if your property were flooded? Are you prepared? <\/p>\n

Even if you feel you live in a community with a low risk of flooding, remember that anywhere it rains, it can flood. Just because you haven’t experienced a flood in the past, does not mean you won’t in the future. Flood<\/a> risk isn’t just based on history; it is also based on a number of factors including rainfall, topography, flood-control measures, river-flow and tidal-surge data, and changes due to new construction and development. <\/p>\n

Flood-hazard maps have been created to show the flood risk for your community. This helps determine the type of flood insurance coverage you will need since standard homeowners insurance doesn’t cover flooding. The lower the degree of risk, the lower the flood insurance premium. <\/p>\n

To prepare for a flood<\/a>, you should: <\/p>\n

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