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Recover from floods: Food and water
Food
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Preparing food without power
Try cooking in fireplace, camp stove, grill or fondue pot.
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Power outages: Keep food safe
Help for returning to a flood-damaged home
Other food resources we recommend
- Safe Food Handling : A Consumer’s Guide to Food Safety — U.S. Department of Agriculture — Power outages, floods, odors and more.
Water
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Safe drinking water from wells in flooded areas
Floodwater carries bacteria, viruses, parasites, other pathogens, and chemicals. Print fact sheet (569 K PDF)
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Why well water smells bad
Sulfur or “rotten egg” smell may be bacteria.
