In this episode of FloodTalks, we learn how the global Coronavirus pandemic impacts our ability to respond to natural disasters, like flooding.

Flood response is a very labor intensive process, making things like sandbagging difficult to do while practicing social distancing. But there are many factors that emergency managers, governments, volunteer organizations, and first responders need to consider to effectively manage a natural disaster during a pandemic.

We asked the expert, former FEMA administrator and overseer of a record 87 disaster declarations in one year, Craig Fugate, to share his experience and tell us what we need to know to manage the next flood during the COVID crisis.