{"id":122227,"date":"2025-09-13T21:55:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T20:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122227"},"modified":"2025-09-13T21:55:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T20:55:34","slug":"flood-alert-corbon-outlines-safety-tips-for-households","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/flood-alert-corbon-outlines-safety-tips-for-households\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood Alert: CORBON Outlines Safety Tips for Households"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By \u200eDaniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eThe Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) has issued safety guidelines for households in flood-prone areas, following a national flood alert by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eChairman of CORBON, Dr. Samson Opaluwah, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He said the advisory was aimed at saving lives, reducing damage, and helping families restore normalcy after flooding.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eAccording to CORBON, households should first \u201cknow your flood risk \u2013 which areas are prone to flooding and identify your location.\u201d Families are urged to prepare emergency plans by agreeing on muster points, keeping emergency phone numbers handy, and identifying safe higher grounds nearby.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eOn protecting buildings, the council advised residents to clear drains, spouts and gutters, install flood barriers or sandbags, elevate electrical appliances and sockets above potential flood levels, and waterproof walls below ground level.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eThe statement also recommended that households prepare emergency management kits with potable water, non-perishable food for at least three days, torchlights and batteries, a first-aid kit, and waterproof files for important documents.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eIn the event of flooding, CORBON advised families to stay informed, turn off all electrical appliances, move to higher ground, and keep phones charged.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200eAfter the flood subsides and regulatory agencies give clearance, households are urged to \u201cconsult a Registered Builder to assess your building for remedial and restorative works\u201d before returning to normal life.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u200e<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By \u200eDaniel Adaji \u200e \u200eThe Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) has issued safety guidelines for households in flood-prone areas, following a national flood alert by the Nigerian Meteorological&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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