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Buckinghamshire piano and vocal act Carl Williams has been entertaining audiences since 1993. This professional piano and vocal act would be perfect for your birthday party in Buckinghamshire.
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Carl loves to play audience requests and encourages the guests to join in on familiar songs. His musical ability as a piano and vocal act is outstanding and combined with the powerful voice, energy and showmanship he exerts, you are in for some incredible entertainment! Carl has performed for the likes of Morgan Freeman, U2 and Richard Branson.
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The onset of the COVID-19 crisis has forced millions of Americans into unemployment, resulting in over 4.1 million homeowners applying for mortgage forbearance. There has been plenty of confusion about how the rules of forbearance – a payment deferral plan – affect everything from credit scores to the ability to refinance or sell. Last week the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac forbearance policy that will allow borrowers to refinance out of their modified loans.
In the past, mortgage loans in forbearance could not be refinanced for at least 12 months after the borrowers exited a forbearance plan. Under those rules, the millions of Americans with deferred payments would not be able to refinance out of their current loan for more than a year from now and could miss out on today's ultra-low interest rates.
Because so many of the loans in forbearance are due to the temporary coronavirus shutdowns and most people expect to get their jobs back when all businesses reopen, the FHFA has stipulated that, according to the press release, "under the temporary eligibility guidelines, effective immediately, homeowners who missed payments and entered into a loss mitigation solution – such as a repayment plan, payment deferral, or loan modification – are eligible for a new refinance or purchase mortgage after three timely payments."
So, as soon as borrowers have made three months' worth of mortgage payments under the forbearance terms, they can refinance or sell their home. If borrowers are able to start making payments immediately, they can take advantage of low rates by the end of the summer.
The FHFA also said that, "There is no waiting period for borrowers who missed payments due to a COVID-19 financial hardship but have since completed reinstatement by repaying the full amount of the outstanding payments missed during the forbearance period. There also is no waiting period for borrowers who requested forbearance due to a COVID-19 financial hardship but ultimately were able to make all their payments in full and on time."
Whenever borrowers can repay all their missed payments in full or if they never actually had to miss a payment even though they enrolled in the program, they can refinance or sell their home at their discretion. That is great news for many homebuyers as interest rates are at all-time lows and millions might actually benefit more from the savings of a refinance than from a full payment deferral. Those refinances and sales will also help the housing market recover quicker from the coronavirus crisis.
"Homeowners who are in COVID-19 forbearance but continue to make their mortgage payment will not be penalized," said FHFA Director Mark Calabria. "Today's action allows homeowners to access record low mortgage rates and keeps the mortgage market functioning as efficiently as possible."
Borrowers who have additional questions about the new rules can contact their mortgage lenders for assistance.
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When Rowena Gore-Simmons went to prison, her daughter, Kenya, was just 4 years old. On her first night behind bars, Rowena recalls, her hands and feet were shackled.
"I was disappointed in myself, and I was scared for you guys," she told Kenya during a visit to StoryCorps in Baltimore.
During the year Rowena was incarcerated, people would often ask Kenya, 'Where's your mother?'
'I didn't tell them nothing," recalls Kenya, now 16. But all the questions, she says, made her feel like an outsider.
When Rowena asks Kenya the hardest part about their separation, Kenya doesn't hesitate. "Everything," she says.
Rowena had her own personal struggles while in prison. "It made me really think about life," she says. "I asked myself, 'Who are you and who do you want to be?'
"I wanted to be a better mother and learn more about being a mom," Rowena tells Kenya. "I wanted to hold you. I wanted to count your fingers; I wanted to brush your hair. I wanted to be with you."
Rowena, 48, says she is a different person today. In 2009, she founded 2 God B The Glory, a nonprofit transitional housing program for formerly incarcerated women, after working at another Baltimore nonprofit, Power Inside.
"You know, I sometimes look back at the past and I say to myself, 'Who was that person?' And I thank you for being patient with me and I thank you for still loving me," Rowena tells Kenya. "And for giving me the opportunity to be your mother."
When Kenya asks her mother to describe the best part of being out of prison, she laughs.
"Oh my God!" she says. "That I have my family. This is what I'm living for — to be able to be a family."
As for Kenya, her hope for the future is "that we never get split apart again. And we stay together forever."
"You're so special to me," her mother replies. "And I will always be by your side."
Audio produced for Morning Edition by Katie Simon.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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AUDIE CORNISH: Now a correction. Followed by your letters about we made you cry. Correction first. On Friday's program, in a story about Amazon's latest Kindle device, we said that Apple does not offer an iPad with a 4G wireless connection. In fact, some iPad models do include a 4G connection.
And now, on to those tears. They were shed over a connection of a different type.
DON MCLEAN: I met who girl who sang the blues, and I asked her for some happy news.
BLOCK: In our final installment of the series Mom and Dad's Record Collection, listener Mel Fisher Ostrowski shared a story about this song, "American Pie." She said it helped her bridge the gap between a father she hardly knew and her baby boy.
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OSTROWSKI: (Singing) They caught the last train for the coast, the day the music died. And they were singing...
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CORNISH: Well, Melissa and Mel were not the only ones getting misty. We got dozens of appreciative emails and online comments about this interview. Randall Jones(ph) of Smyrna, Tennessee writes, this was the most touching story that I have ever heard anywhere. I do not cry very often, but this story brought me to tears. I just wanted to say thank you.
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MIMIC-III Waveform Database Matched Subset
Benjamin Moody , George Moody , Mauricio Villarroel , Gari D. Clifford , Ikaro Silva
Published: April 7, 2020. Version: 1.0
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Moody, B., Moody, G., Villarroel, M., Clifford, G. D., & Silva, I. (2020). MIMIC-III Waveform Database Matched Subset (version 1.0). PhysioNet. https://doi.org/10.13026/c2294b.
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Goldberger, A., Amaral, L., Glass, L., Hausdorff, J., Ivanov, P. C., Mark, R., ... & Stanley, H. E. (2000). PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet: Components of a new research resource for complex physiologic signals. Circulation [Online]. 101 (23), pp. e215–e220.
The MIMIC-III Waveform Database Matched Subset contains 22,317 waveform records, and 22,247 numerics records, for 10,282 distinct ICU patients. These recordings typically include digitized signals such as ECG, ABP, respiration, and PPG, as well as periodic measurements such as heart rate, oxygen saturation, and systolic, mean, and diastolic blood pressure.
This database is a subset of the MIMIC-III Waveform Database, representing those records for which the patient has been identified, and their corresponding clinical records are available in the MIMIC-III Clinical Database.
The MIMIC-III Waveform Database contains thousands of recordings of multiple physiologic signals ("waveforms") and time series of vital signs ("numerics") collected from bedside patient monitors in adult and neonatal intensive care units (ICUs).
An ICU bedside monitor collects a great deal of data, from which it is possible to infer something about a patient's physiological state. However, in order to understand how these waveforms are influenced by disease state and treatment, and the extent to which phenomena observed in the waveform can serve as indicators of disease, it is necessary to look at the broader context: patient demographics, diagnoses, medications, lab tests, and other information that is recorded by caregivers in the electronic medical record.
Collecting this broad clinical context is the task of the MIMIC-III Clinical Database, which was created in parallel with the Waveform Database and contains information about many of the same patients. The Matched Subset consists of all of the waveform and numerics recordings for which the corresponding clinical record is also available.
The bedside monitors used for collecting this database were not directly linked to the hospital medical record system. The monitor could be configured to display the patient's name and medical record number, for ease of identifying patients at the central station, but this was not automatically updated when a patient was admitted or transferred to the ICU. This information was only available when the ICU staff entered it manually into the monitoring system, and since entering this information was not critical to patient care, it was frequently omitted or incomplete. Furthermore, limitations of the data archiving software made it possible to identify the care unit from which a recording originated, but not the precise room or bed number.
As a result, only a subset of the waveform recordings actually contained enough information to reliably identify the patient, and of those, not all overlapped with the time period represented by the MIMIC-III Clinical Database [1]. Using all of the available information, through a process of mostly automated matching with some manual corrections, a total of 22,317 waveform records (34%) and 22,247 numerics records (35%) were found that could be linked to a corresponding patient in the Clinical Database.
For each of those records, a new WFDB header file was created, incorporating the subject ID as well as the surrogate date and time of the recording. Note that the raw signal files (such as 3314767_0004.dat
and 3314767n.dat
) and segment header files (such as 3314767_0004.hea
) are identical to those in the original numbered records.
The project was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA). Requirement for individual patient consent was waived because the project did not impact clinical care and all protected health information was deidentified.
Data Description
All data associated with a particular patient have been placed into a single subdirectory, named according to the patient's MIMIC-III subject_ID. These subdirectories are further divided into ten intermediate-level directories (matched/p00
to matched/p09
The name of each matched waveform record is of the form matched/pXX/pXXNNNN/pXXNNNN-YYYY-MM-DD-hh-mm
, where XXNNNN is the matching MIMIC-III Clinical Database Subject_ID, and YYYY, MM, DD, hh, and mm are the surrogate year, month (01-12), and day (01-31), and the real hour (00-23) and minute (00-59), derived from the starting date and time of day of the record. The surrogate dates match those of the corresponding MIMIC-III Clinical Database records.
In most cases, the waveform record is paired with a numerics record, which has the same name as the associated waveform record, with an n
added to the end.
Frequently there are multiple waveform and numerics record pairs associated with a given clinical record; all of them will appear in the same subdirectory in such a case, and their names will indicate their chronologic sequence. For example, MIMIC-III Clinical Database record p000079
has been matched with two waveform and numerics record pairs, named:
Each mimic3wdb/matched
record is also an undated mimic3wdb
record (i.e., it also belongs to the full MIMIC-III Waveform Database). Only the surrogate-dated mimic3wdb/matched
header (.hea
) files are unique to the Matched Subset; the others, with names of the form 3*.hea
and 3*.dat
, are copies of the like-named files in the full database.
Usage Notes
The following example illustrates the organization of the database:
- Intermediate directory p04 contains all records with names that begin with
(patients with a subject_id between 40000 and 49999.) - All files associated with patient 44083 are contained within the directory p04/p044083. This directory contains two waveform records (p044083-2112-05-04-19-50 and p044083-2112-05-23-12-22) and two corresponding numerics records (p044083-2112-05-04-19-50n and p044083-2112-05-23-12-22n), recorded from two separate ICU stays.
- The master waveform header file for the first stay (p044083-2112-05-04-19-50.hea) indicates that the record is 20342033 sample intervals (about 45 hours) in length, and begins at 19:50 on May 4, 2112. This date, as with all dates in MIMIC-III, has been anonymized by shifting it by a random number of days into the future. See header(5) in the WFDB Applications Guide for more information about the format of this file.
- This waveform record consists of 41 segments (3314767_0001 through to 3314767_0041), as indicated by the master header file. The layout header file (3314767_layout.hea) indicates that four ECG signals (II, AVR, V, and MCL) were recorded, along with a respiration signal, photoplethysmogram, and arterial blood pressure. Not all of these signals are available simultaneously.
- The header file for segment number 4 (3314767_0004.hea) shows us that during this segment, five signals are available: three ECG leads (II, V, and AVR), a respiration signal (RESP), and a PPG signal (PLETH).
- The numerics header file (p044083-2112-05-04-19-50n.hea) shows us that a variety of measurements were recorded, including heart rate, invasive and non-invasive blood pressure, respiratory rate, ST segment elevation, oxygen saturation, and cardiac rhythm statistics. Just as with waveforms, not all of these measurements are available at all times.
Referring to the MIMIC-III Clinical Database Demo, we can see from the PATIENTS table that this patient was male, and his anonymized date of birth was November 15, 2057 (making him 54 years old at the time of this ICU stay):
subject_id | gender | dob | dod |
The ICUSTAYS table shows us that he was admitted once to the SICU and twice to the CCU:
subject_id | hadm_id | icustay_id | first_careunit | intime | outtime |
The first of these admissions corresponds to the waveform record above, as indicated by the date (2112-05-04). Note that the starting and ending date and time of the waveform record will not always match the precise admission or discharge time.
The hadm_id (125157) and icustay_id (265615) are linked to other tables in MIMIC-III that provide further information about this particular ICU stay, such as vital signs, laboratory tests, medications, and diagnoses.
Release Notes
This database is a subset of version 1.0 of the MIMIC-III Waveform Database. It also represents a superset of the records in the previously-released MIMIC-II Waveform Database Matched Subset. However, it uses a different directory structure (see Data Description above), as well as different subject IDs and surrogate dates. This version corresponds to version 1.4 of the MIMIC-III Clinical Database.
We wish to thank Philips Healthcare, as well as the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, for their invaluable support in making this project possible.
Many people have contributed to this project over the past 18 years, and it would be impossible to list them all. In particular, we would like to acknowledge Michael Craig, Tin Kyaw, and Mohammed Saeed, for their efforts in collecting and organizing the original MIMIC-II Waveform Database, upon which this database is based.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.
- Johnson, A. E. W., Pollard, T. J., Shen, L., Lehman, L. H., Feng, M., Ghassemi, M., Moody, B., Szolovits, P., Celi, L. A., & Mark, R. G. (2016). MIMIC-III, a freely accessible critical care database. Scientific Data, 3, 160035. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.35
Parent Projects
Access Policy:
Anyone can access the files, as long as they conform to the terms of the specified license.
License (for files):
Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0
DOI (version 1.0):
DOI (latest version):
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Total uncompressed size: 2.4 TB.
Access the files
- Access the files using the Google Cloud Storage Browser here. Login with a Google account is required.
Access the data using the Google Cloud command line tools (please refer to the gsutil
documentation for guidance):
gsutil -m -u YOUR_PROJECT_ID cp -r gs://mimic3wdb-matched-1.0.physionet.org DESTINATION
Download the files using your terminal:
wget -r -N -c -np https://physionet.org/files/mimic3wdb-matched/1.0/


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DETROIT (AP) -- The federal fingerprint in efforts to fix Detroit is growing larger as the Obama administration has found millions of dollars in grant money to help the bankrupt city hire more police and firefighters, and clear out blighted neighborhoods.
But considering the Motor City is at least $18 billion in debt, it will take a far larger infusion of cash or historic deals with bond holders, insurance companies and other creditors to correct the problem.
Four high-ranking White House officials will discuss federal efforts and other opportunities Friday during a closed-door meeting at Wayne State University with Gov. Rick Snyder, state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr, Mayor Dave Bing and community and business leaders.
The federal money being directed Detroit's way by the U.S. government totals more than $100 million and will be augmented with about $200 million more in resources from foundations and Detroit businesses, but it falls far short of the wider bailout some in the city had sought.
"Something is better than nothing," said Bridgette Shephard, 47, a social worker who lives in Detroit. "A bailout would have been better, but if we can sustain some of our needs with grants that would be a start. Let's take it. Whatever kind of money it is to benefit the city, I'm all for it."
Gene Sperling, chief economic adviser to President Barack Obama, said the administration scrounged through the federal budget and found untapped money that "either had not flowed or had not gotten out or not directed to the top priorities for Detroit."
Sperling and three other top Obama aides — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan — will meet with state and local officials Friday.
The Obama administration repeatedly had signaled it would not offer a massive federal bailout like the one credited with helping rescue Chrysler and General Motors.
"There is not going to be a bailout," Democratic U.S. Sen. Carl Levin told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "We have enough problems with the federal deficit. We need to be creative and look at existing programs. There are still some funds there."
The funding announced by Sperling will include $65 million in Community Development Block Grants for blight eradication, $25 million in a public-private collaboration for commercial building demolition and nearly $11 million in funds to ensure working families can live in safe neighborhoods.
Holder will announce $3 million that, in part, will be used to hire new police officers. About $25 million also will be expedited to Detroit to hire about 140 firefighters and buy new gear.
"It wasn't enough to try and free the resources," Sperling said. "We had to make sure they are well-used and targeted."
In addition, Orr, the city's emergency manager, has told the city's two municipal retirement systems he wants to freeze Detroit's pension plans and move to a 401(k)-style system.
The gathering Friday follows a series of meetings with the White House to plot ways to pull Detroit from a fiscal pit that this summer made it the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection.
Detroit has had a poor record in making sure grant money is used properly and even spent at all.
In 2011, Mayor Dave Bing fired the director of the city's Human Services Department after an internal investigation revealed $200,000 intended for poor residents was spent on office furniture for staff members.
The following year, his office had to scramble to use about $20 million in grants that had been left sitting for demolitions of thousands of vacant houses. The city's Police Department also allowed a $400,000 grant to lapse for a new armored vehicle.
The grant troubles have rankled Orr, the emergency manager Gov. Rick Snyder appointed to lead the city out of its financial mess.
Orr has said Detroit is so poor that it can't afford to lose out on any resources. In July, he made Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection.
Grants only can pay for things the city otherwise couldn't afford. Several businesses even pitched in $8 million earlier this year to help pay for a new fleet of emergency vehicles, including 23 EMS units and 100 police cars, to boost public safety and reduce response times.
Police Chief James Craig said Thursday he was in Washington a few weeks ago in search of federal resources for his department.
"Our work together is critical in achieving our goals of making Detroit a safe city and providing the necessary resources in raising the morale of our most valuable asset, our people," Craig said.
The Obama administration is trying to show its support without trying to send any message about a bailout, said Peter Henning, a Wayne State Law School professor.
Officials, especially those from HUD and Transportation, can commit funds for infrastructure projects, while Holder can chip in resources for fight Detroit's high violent crime rate, Henning said.
"So these are back door ways to provide federal funding and support without having to seek a bailout, which would be dead on arrival from both parties," he said. "The goal is to strengthen Detroit, but only indirectly. This is at best a muted commitment because what Detroit really needs is dollars and not just support that might be beneficial in three to five years. But any hope of that is a pipe dream."


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I just totally like these people. I don't know why. I think maybe it's because of Joel McHale making fun of Ryan Seacrest on The Soup all the time, and Julianne Hough being forced to partner with Adam Carolla on DWTS? Like, he must be kind of a good sport, and she must be the most patient apple pie on earth. Am I wrong? Anyway, now I am charmed by this too: Seacrest is intimidated by Hough's gigantic muscles.
The 'American Idol' host has been dating former dancer Julianne Hough for two years and while he is completely smitten, he admitted he sometimes worries he will injure himself if he tries to keep up when she is doing physical activities.
He told chat show host Ellen DeGeneres: "She's such an athlete. I'm afraid sometimes to do stuff with her because I know I'm going to get injured."
Like, what do they do in their free time? Just sit across from each other and stare at their reflections in each other's teeth back and forth forever? [ContactMusic]
Well. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is NOT PLEASED with Girls and he would like to tell you about it:
Last season the show was criticized for being too white. Watching a full season could leave a viewer snow blind. This season that white ghetto was breached by a black character who is introduced as some jungle fever lover, with just enough screen time to have sex and mutter a couple of lines about wanting more of a relationship. A black dildo would have sufficed and cost less.
BOOM. Dude. That is hardcore. (Are you a Jezebel commenter?) He also says a bunch of stuff about how great My So-Called Life was, which means that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has spent multiple hours sitting around watching My So-Called Life. COULDN'T AGREE MORE, KAJ. Are you brain? [HuffPo]
MSNBC contributor Karen Finney has publicly apologized for calling conservatives "crazy crackers."
"Those crazy crackers on the right, like if they start with their very hateful language, that is going to kill them in the same way they learned at their little retreat, let's not talk about rape," she said while appearing on MSNBC's "Now with Alex Wagner."
A number of people on Twitter called her out for the racist slur, prompting her to issue what she considered an apology.
Jim Hoft, who observed that many liberals in the media "don't even try to hide their hate for conservative Americans today," wrote at the Gateway Pundit that "MSNBC did not apologize for their guest's racist hate speech," because the network was "too busy" running doctored videos.
Oh LOLOLOL @ white people pretending they're wounded by the term "cracker." Shut the front fucking door, you disingenuous goobers. [Examiner]
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Flash floods are sudden, local floods that are usually caused by heavy rainfall. They can occur within minutes or a few hours after the rain starts falling. A burst dam or levee, or a released ice jam, can also create this type of flooding.
Where Do Flash Floods Occur?
Floods can occur anywhere and anytime, even in places you may not expect them. In many instances, the ground just can't absorb the volume of rain that is pouring down. Streams, rivers, and dry creeks can also swell and become prime spots for flash floods.
How Do I Know if There Is a Flash Flood in My Area?
Turn on a local radio or television station to listen for flash flood watches or warnings. You can also download a weather app on your phone, many of which send notifications if flash flooding is anticipated. If you live in an affected area, it's best to stay home until you know it's safe.
What Should I Do if I Come Across a Flooded Section of Road?
If you approach any kind of flooding, including large puddles of groundwater, your safest action is to turn around and find another route.
What may not seem like a lot of water can in fact be quite dangerous when you're behind the wheel. It can be hard to gauge how deep the water is, and you can't see what dangers may be below the water, such as debris or other hazards.
When it comes to fast-moving, rushing floodwater:
- 6 inches of water can stall a vehicle or knock over an adult.
- 1 foot of water can sweep away a small car.
- 18 to 24 inches of water can carry off a truck, van, or SUV.
This should go without saying, but never drive around a barricade or a "road closed" sign.
What Should I Do if My Vehicle Is Swept Away by a Flash Flood?
If you're ever driving on a flooded road and your car stalls, abandon it immediately and move to higher ground. To escape a flash flood, follow these instructions from the American Safety Council:
- Stay calm and stay off your phone. Take a deep breath, don't panic, and immediately start taking action to get yourself—and your passengers—out of your vehicle swiftly and safely. Right now, 911 can wait.
- Unbuckle your seat belt. If you have a child riding with you, tell them to do the same. You may need to help younger children.
- Roll down your windows and swim out. The pressure of the water against your vehicle will make it extremely difficult to open your door. If you can't open your window, break it open by using a sharp object such as an umbrella, a rock, a screwdriver, or the heel of your shoe to hit the center of your window. Kicking open the window is another option, but it's extremely hard to do. Aim for the upper right corner of a side or door window – that's often a window's weakest point.
- Swim with the flow of water. Don't hang onto your vehicle. Instead, travel with the water until you can climb onto higher ground and get help. Once you are out of the water, stay out. Keep an eye out and steer clear of any downed power lines, which are extremely dangerous.
- Wait for your vehicle to sink. This should only be done if you're trapped in your vehicle and have no other options. It should be your last resort. Your doors won't open until the pressure outside your vehicle matches the pressure inside your car. So, unlock your doors and take slow, deep breaths. Once water has filled the vehicle, take one final deep breath, open your door and swim out, bringing along any passengers in your car. Once everyone is out, kick off your vehicle for an extra push to rise to the surface.
What Should I Do if I Come Into Contact With Flood Water?
After you've reached safety, clean any area that came into contact with floodwater as soon as you can. Ideally, you should scrub up with soap and clean water. Hand sanitizer or alcohol-based wipes can also work in a pinch. (Learn what else to include in your car emergency kit.)
A host of contaminants can lurk beneath the surface of the water, including human or animal waste, animals like rats and snakes, and household and industrial waste. These can cause skin rashes, infections, and other illnesses. If you have any cuts or injuries, make sure you clean them thoroughly and get medical help if you need it.
What Kind of Damage Can Driving Through a Flood Do to My Vehicle?
If you make it out of a flood without significant damage to your vehicle (or even totaling it entirely), consider yourself lucky.
Water can damage or destroy your vehicle's engine, transmission, and other critical components to the point where you can't operate it anymore. It can also cause irreversible damage to your car's complex electrical system. Because of this long-lasting damage, flooded vehicles are often considered a total loss by insurance providers.
(Related: When is a Car Considered Totaled – And What Happens When It Is?)
Beware that there are some dishonest auto dealers who will purchase vehicles (new and used) from flooded areas, clean them up and try to resell them with the flood damage illegally hidden. So, when you shop for a new or used vehicle, be on the lookout for this shady practice. Also, take a few minutes to read about how to know if a vehicle has flood damage.
Will My Insurance Policy Cover the Cost of Flood Damage to My Vehicle?
Comprehensive coverage, which is optional, can typically cover flood damage. Without it, you'll most likely have to cover the cost of a new vehicle yourself. Learn more about comprehensive insurance and what else it can cover.
Find a Friend for When Trouble Hits
Whether it's a stalled truck on a flooded highway or a fender bender in town, when you run into a problem with your vehicle, it's easy to feel stranded.
At ERIE, we're with you, so you can rely on our undivided attention when you need it. We're here to understand when things go wrong, assess the impact, and help get things back to normal right away. Experience the ERIE difference for yourself: Read more about auto insurance or talk to your local ERIE agent.
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