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4-W Tips For Water Damage Cleanup Of A Flooded Basement

Most suburban homes are built with basements or underground rooms, which act as storage or utility facilities. In the advent of natural calamities, like flash floods from storms or river overflow, homeowners are faced with serious water damage problems, which include a flooded basement. This 4-W tip provides a simple, yet effective and informative, guide in handling and dealing with the What/Why/Where/When and other issues associated with a flooded basement.

What causes floods?

Floods are caused by several reasons. River basins tend to overflow during the melting of snowcaps at spring or due to continuous and heavy rainfall. These usually result to floods affecting communities within the vicinity. In a similar manner, coastal areas are affected by flooding particularly during storms or caused by tidal waves after an earthquake. Flash floods can occur during storms and continuous rainfall, as well as breaks in dams and levees causing great volumes of water to rush towards homes...Read more!