ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It is officially monsoon in New Mexico which means downpours can cause flooding and life-threatening consequences fast.

Danielle Silva, of the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, has some emergency tips. Among them:

• Don’t walk or drive through flood waters
• Never drive around barricades
• Stay off bridges
  • Fast-moving water can wash bridges away without warning
• Stay inside your car if it is trapped in rapidly moving water
• Get on the roof if water is rising inside the car
• Get to the highest level if you’re trapped in a building
• Only get on the roof if necessary and, once there, signal for help
  • Do not climb into a closed attic to avoid getting trapped by rising floodwater

Silva talks through these tips in the video above.