Before the Floods
You can prepare your property for
flooding by adapting the building to try to prevent flood water
getting in and damaging walls, floors and contents.You can also
make improvements so that even if flood water gets into the
building, it causes less damage and makes drying-out and cleaning
faster and easier.
The National Flood Forum's website has
information on
Flood Protection and Resilience.
Know what the new
flood warning codesmean:
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This has replaced the former Flood Watch. A Flood
Alert means that flooding is possible and that you need to be
prepared. |
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This means that flooding is expected and that you should
take immediate action. You should take action when a flood
warning is issued and not wait for a severe flood warning. |
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This means that there is severe flooding and danger to
life. These are issued when flooding is posing
significant risk to life or disruption to
communities. |
To
prepare for flooding follow this advice:
- Sign up to flood warnings from the
Environment Agency. These will keep you up-to-date on any
potential issues in your area;
- Put together a
Personal Flood Plan;
- Sign up to Worcestershire County Council's Twitter account.
Regular updates will be posted on there in the event of floods. To
follow us, either visit www.twitter.com/worcscc or
search for @worcscc on your Twitter
application.
- Collect personal belongings, including insurance and bank
details, essential telephone numbers and keep them together in a
water proof bag;
- Keep a separate list of useful telephone numbers to hand (this
should include your local councils and insurance company)
- Find out where and how to switch of your gas and
electricity;
- Find out whether your local district council supplies
sandbags;
- If possible, move electrical equipment and furniture
upstairs;
- Alert neighbours and assist the elderly, inform and those with
small children;
- Block doorways and air bricks;
- Avoid walking and driving through floodwater;
- Prepare a flood kit bag that is easily accessible to you,
that has essential items, e .g. warm clothes, torch, radio (battery
or wind up), food, water, mobile phone, any medication, important
documents and first aid kit;
- Take medication with you along with any food for special
dietary needs (such as baby foods);
- Co-operate with any requests to evacuate your premises
and;
- If you are evacuated, domestic pets will be cared for by the
RSPCA while you are at the rest centre.
- Find out more information on what to do during and after
the floods
This page was last reviewed 8 July 2011 at 11:19.
The page is next due for review 3 January 2013.