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When a hurricane hits — and there are widespread power outages — it is important that you only drink and cook with clean, disinfected water. The easiest ways to do this is to buy lots of bottled water, and bottle your tap water before the hurricane hits.
However, if you need clean water and don’t have any available here are some ways to disinfect it on your own:
Boil Water
Boiling water, vigorously, for 1 to 3 minutes will disinfect water. It will now be safe to drink and cook with.
Use Household Bleach
If you are unable to boil water, then just add 1/8 teaspoon of household bleach to a gallon of water. This will disinfect the water, and it will be safe for drinking and cooking. Don’t worry about the bleach, it is not enough to hurt you, but plenty enough to kill viruses and bacteria.
