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Disasters? Start planning by assessing risks you face.

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Business planning for dealing with a disaster starts with being aware of what risks yon face, said Mike Womack, director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA).

"When you are leasing a facility for your business, you need to very cautious of risks in the area," Womack said. "For example, is it in a potential flood area? Not just the coastal areas but further inland, many rivers and streams throughout Mississippi are susceptible to flooding. First, understand the risk from flooding."

While Katrina is the most infamous example of people under-estimating the risk from flood, there are many others. An excellent example is a ram event that dropped 10 to 14 inches of rain in a short period of time in the reservoir district at Jackson. People not in flood zones still received flash flood damage because of a massive amount of rain in a short period of time.

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