Flood water can be removed by fixed steam- or electrically-driven pumping equipment through a system of pipes, or by portable pumps and flexible hoses, or by scuppers and drains .
Amanzi aphuphumalayo anokususwa ngesixhobo esimpompayo esisisigxina somphunga okanye esisebenza ngombane kwinkqubo yemibhobho, okanye ngeempompo eziphathwayo kunye nemibhobho ethambileyo, okanye okanye ngezikupu kunye nedreyini.