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<br /> <br />L~:= nPNt <br />WALL '--------- <f('.:' ': <br />----------. .' . <br /> <br />Evacuation: As long as the house is raised up, why not move it to a <br />new slte on high ground? This is called evacuation and it provides the <br />surest of all methods for protecting your house from flood damage. <br />Although this method may sound farfetched, entire towns have been re- <br />located out of the floodplain. Shawneetown, Illinois, is a good example <br />of this. <br /> <br />Advantages of Elevation and Evacuation <br /> <br />You don't have to worry about levees, pumps, or other measures failing. <br />The techniques are well known and contractors are readily available. <br /> <br />There is no dependence on human intervention. <br /> <br />Regular program flood insurance premiums will be reduced (eliminated <br />if the building is evacuated). <br /> <br />9 <br />