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If it’s important or irreplaceable, store it in a waterproof container and elevate it to the highest safe place.
Hard drives containing important data, as well as hard-to-replace documents such as birth certificates, are easy to store in the most elevated safe place in your property. To add an extra level of security, place them in waterproof bags or containers first.
Remember: the best time to prepare is before a flood warning arrives. When waters are rising, it may be too late to secure your valuables.
Sentimental belongings, important items, documents and valuables should all be properly protected. Safely store hard drives, important documents such as birth certificates and passports, precious photos, jewellery, medicines (except those you need to take with you in an evacuation) and irreplaceable items.
Keep an Emergency Go Bag somewhere safe
Set aside an emergency survival kit and keep it elevated from floodwaters in a location that’s easy to get to and that the whole family knows about.
Use dry bags and sealed plastic tubs to store valuables, important and irreplaceable items, as well as your Emergency Go Bag. Make sure plastic tubs have watertight lids that will seal properly and keep water out.
Why dry bags?
Dry bags are specialised waterproof storage bags designed to keep contents completely dry even when fully submerged in water. They’re a step up from basic waterproof bags because they’re engineered specifically to handle water immersion rather than just moisture protection.
Once you’ve properly waterproofed your valuables, move them to the highest point in your property where water won’t reach. This could be an attic, the top floor or your highest shelf.
Plastic crates (with lids)
Dry bags
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