Sandbag the toilet to prevent sewage back-flow

 

Shove a sandbag down the toilet bowl outlet to prevent back-flow of sewage.

When floodwaters threaten your home, one of the most useful precautions you can take is to shove a sandbag or brick covered with an old towel down each and every toilet bowl outlet, to prevent back-flow of sewage. If every household and business remembers this practical action before leaving, the health of recovery workers and volunteers will be better protected. Contaminated floodwaters, silt and mud pose a significant health risk to anyone cleaning up after floods. The whole community will benefit.