Here are some safety tips from FEMA and the Red Cross about the time period immediately after a flood, and about returning to a flood-damaged home:
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/fl_after.shtm [2]
http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/return.shtm [3]
http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/Preparedness/checklists/Flood.pdf [4]
Here is a link to information about coping with flood-damaged property:
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/coping.shtm [5]
Here is a link to a 56-page Red Cross / FEMA booklet entitled “Repairing your flooded home”
http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/Preparedness/file_cont333_lang0_150.pdf [6]
Here is information put out by Governor Cuomo and the Superintendent of Insurance regarding immediate steps that people should take in regard to filing insurance claims related to the Hurricane:
http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/08292011HurricaneInsuranceClaims [7]
