Somerville had quite the weekend. Saturday afternoon we had three inches of rain in less than an hour. Power is still out in parts of town, and the police have had to relocate to the station in Teele Square at 1154 Broadway. Even if you can read this (meaning you’re either in a place with power or a working smartphone), the flash food may have affected you. If you have a home basement, workplace or a car to clean out, here are some flood cleanup manuals that might help:
Flood cleanup instructions from Mass.gov. (includes links to information on disposal of items such as damaged computers, and on managing pathogen risk from sewage backup).
Post-power outage food safety issues.
EPA guide to making sure indoor air is healthy.
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