If the power is still on in a house that is flooded and someone walks in the water, why/how are they not electrocuted?

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I keep seeing videos of people coming home to a burst pipe or the neighbors above them having a flood. The water pours down from the ceiling and from the light fixtures (lights are on), but the people walking around the house don’t get electrocuted.

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Electrical services in the wall and ground are covered in water proof pvc conduits. There are also earthing wires connected to the distribution boards that goes into an earthing pit. You can still get electrocuted if the breaker in the db was shutting off properly but modern technology advanced enough that modern breakers failing is extremely rare.

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