Lingering flood water could impact health
>>> THE WATER THROUGHOUT THE
TOWNS WE'VE SEEN IS MUTED AT
SOME LEVEL YET, WE CONTINUE TO
SEE PEOPLE WADING THROUGH IT.
MONICA LALIBERTE HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: IT IS
UNDERSTANDABLE PEOPLE WANT TO
GET INTO THEIRED INTOED HOMES
AND BUSINESSES AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE.
YES, THAT DIRTY WATER CAN POSE
A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK.
IT CAN BE CONTAMINATED WITH
EVERYTHING FROM RAW SEWAGE TO
BACTERIA, CHEMICALS, EVEN
REPTILES.
CHECK OUT THIS SNAKE JOHN
GRAHAM SAW SWIMMING IN THE
BLACK RIVER.
EXPERTS SAY SNAKE BITES ALWAYS
INCREASE DURING AND AFTER
FLOODING BECAUSE THEY LOOK IF
HIGHER GROUND JUST HIKE WE DO.
AS FAR AS POLLUTION, PRETTY
MUCH ALL OF THE FLOOD WATER IS
CONTAMINATED WITH RAW SEWAGE
BECAUSE OF FAILED SYSTEMS.
THAT MEAN E. COLI AS WELL AS
OTHER ORGANISMS THAT CAUSE
SERIOUS INFECTION.
MEESE MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR
KID AWAY FROM THE WATER UNTIL
IT IS ALL GONE AND THEN, WHEN
IT DOES GO DOWN.
MAKE SURE YOU PROTECT YOURSELF
WITH A CLEAN-UP.
WEAR RUBBER BOOTS AND TBLOFS,
EVEN GOGGLE AS YOU CLEAN UP AND
DISCARD ANYTHING THAT CANNOT BE
COME MEETLY DISINFECTED
INCLUDING RUGS, MATTRESSES,
COSMETICS, WALL COVERINGS, MOST
PAPER PRODUCT.
BEFORE A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL
THE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THE CLEAN-UP WITH OUR