Happening now?
Pails and blue water drums filled to the brim in a Malaysian bathroom at night, lit by a headtorch

Water cut

The one you’ll actually getFill every pail the night before. Never trust “restored by 6 pm”.

RIGHT NOW.

  1. 1Fill the bathtub and every pail now.
  2. 2Drinking water and flushing water live apart.
  3. 3Never trust “supply restored by 6 pm”.
Call 999 Other emergencies

BEFORE. DURING. AFTER.

Water cut

The one you’ll actually get

Before

  • Fill the bathtub, every pail and every container the night before a scheduled cut.
  • Keep drinking water and flushing water strictly apart.

During

  • Flush with a pail. Wash with a mug. Cook with the stockpile’s bottled water.
  • Never trust “supply restored by 6 pm”.

After

  • Run the taps until the water runs clear before drinking it.
  • Refill the containers immediately. The next cut is already scheduled.

GO DEEPER.

5Water, fire, foodMaking water safe, three ways to make fire, eating without power. 3StockpileTwo weeks at home for a family of four. Do not run out of Maggi first.