And depending on the severity of flood, maybe you'll have time to save some important items, like your smartphone, wallet or family heirloom.
However, a woman is China has won praises online for risking her life to save her husband’s ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ collection.
Yup, that's definitely wife of the year material!
Swam all the way back
According to a report by Unilad, the woman from Yudong, Chongqing, China insisted on going back to her house to save the collection.
This apparently happened after her husband had already given up on the collection as he doesn’t know how to swim.
Thankfully for the man, his wife, who is also a huge fan of the anime and manga series, was a long-distance swimmer.
After reportedly assessing the situation, the woman put on a life jacket and jumped into the water.
She managed to swim all the way back to their apartment, grab a handful of the Gundam collection and hop on a rubber dingy.
Despite suffering a cut on her finger, she successfully rescued her husband’s collection and was pulled to safety by rescuers.
Videos and images of the daring rescue has since gone viral on Chinese social media site Weibo, with many netizens praising the woman for her brave act of love.
In the husband's defence, a 'Mobile Gundam Suit' figurine can go up to RM1,200 here in Malaysia, so it is quite a pricey collection the woman has managed to save.
Nevertheless, can someone give this woman an award already?