Flooding — Emergency Flood Kit (Years 3-4) | CGP Plus - Free Printable

Let’s think about what you’d really need if you had to leave your house quickly because of a flood.

You can’t take everything — just 8 things that will help you stay safe, warm, fed, and able to call for help.

Let’s go through the list and pick the most useful ones:

1. Bottled water – You need to drink water to survive. Floods can make tap water unsafe.
2. Packets / tins of food – You’ll get hungry. Non-perishable food (like canned beans or crackers) is best.
3. Medicine / first aid kit – If someone gets hurt or needs medicine, this could be life-saving.
4. Torch – Power might go out. A torch helps you see in the dark.
5. Battery pack – To charge your phone so you can call for help or check news.
6. Mobile phone – To call emergency services, contact family, or get updates.
7. Warm jacket – It might be cold outside, especially at night. Staying warm is important.
8. Football boots – Wait… maybe not. Let’s swap this for something more practical.

Actually, let’s replace “football boots” with “Money / credit cards” — you might need to buy things later, like more food or transport.

So our final 8 items are:
- Bottled water
- Packets / tins of food
- Medicine / first aid kit
- Torch
- Battery pack
- Mobile phone
- Warm jacket
- Money / credit cards

Now, which one is the MOST important?

Think: What would you die without first? Water. You can live weeks without food, but only days without water. So bottled water is probably the most critical.

But some might say medicine — if someone has diabetes or heart problems, skipping meds could be deadly fast. Or mobile phone — to call for rescue.

There’s no single right answer — it depends on who you are and where you live. But for most people, bottled water is the top priority.

Final Answer:
The eight most important items are:
1. Bottled water
2. Packets / tins of food
3. Medicine / first aid kit
4. Torch
5. Battery pack
6. Mobile phone
7. Warm jacket
8. Money / credit cards

The most important item to take is bottled water, because you cannot survive long without drinking water, especially during an emergency when clean water may not be available.