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Tips offered for Flood Awareness Week in Illinois
March 13, 2010 04:04 EST

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Next week is National Flood Awareness Week and to mark the event, officials in the Chicago suburb of Naperville says residents should educate themselves about flood safety.

Naperville emergency management coordinator Joe Henderson says flood chances are heightened as the spring season approaches. Henderson says residents should understand how to prepare for flooding and have an emergency plan.

The city offers other tips as well. Naperville officials residents should have an emergency kit, have an evacuation plan and stay away from floodwaters. City officials also say residents shouldn't drive through floodwaters and should follow directions from public safety officials.

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Naperville -- Flood Awareness Week: http://www.naperville.il.us/floodawarenessweek.aspx

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