Flooding
Information and Guidance for the Public:
Travel Advice
- National Rail [External website] - Travel Disruption listed by Train Operating Companies
- Highways Agency [External website] - Travel Information for Road Users
Advice from the Environment Agency – When you hear a flood warning...
- Listen out for warnings on radio and TV and phone Floodline on 0845 988 1188 for more information.
- Move pets, vehicles, valuables and other items to safety.
- Alert your neighbours, particularly the elderly.
- Put sandbags or flood boards in place - but make sure your property is ventilated.
- Plug sinks/baths and put a sandbag in the toilet bowl to prevent backflow.
- Be ready to turn off gas and electricity (get help if needed). Unplug electrical items and move them upstairs if possible.
- Co-operate with emergency services and local authorities - you may be evacuated to a rest centre.
- Do as much as you can in daylight. Doing anything in the dark will be a lot harder, especially if the electricity fails.
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Government Planning and Response:
- The Pitt Review - Learning Lessons from the 2007 floods - This review, which is being led by the Cabinet Office, will study the emergency response to the floods in June and July 2007 and look at ways to reduce the risk and impact of flooding in future. Sir Michael Pitt, the independent chair overseeing the review, welcomes comments, ideas and suggestions from all sections of the community regarding the review, as well as feedback on the experiences of those affected by the floods. The Pitt Review - Learning Lessons from the 2007 floods [External website]
- The Pitt Review: Learning lessons from the 2007 floods - Interim Report [External website]
- Environment Secretary's Statement to Parliament - 23rd July 2007 [External website]
- The Environment Agency [External website] is the lead for flooding and drought in England and Wales, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency [External website].
- Defra: What's New in Flood Management [External website] all the latest news from Defra on flood management.
- Environment Agency: Managing Flood Risk [External website] with information on what makes a flood happen, managing flood water, forecasting and warning, when a flood happens, and into the future - climate change, new technology and training
Advice for Local Authorities, Businesses and Organisations
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Further Information
For more background information, go to the Severe Weather and Flooding section of this site.
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