More than 35,000 properties protected during recent flooding

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More than 35,000 properties protected during recent flooding

Environment Agency's message to the public remains to check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation

Last week, heavy rainfall brought by Storm Bert saw significant river and surface water flooding across much of England.

Following Storm Bert, Storm Conall caused localised flooding impacts in the South and East of the country.

As of 11am on Tuesday, there are 10 flood warnings, showing flooding is expected, and 45 flood alerts, showing flooding is possible. Local residents should continue to follow local advice.

However, the current forecast for the next five days shows the overall flood risk for England is very low.

More than 35,700 properties have been protected by the Environment Agency in the past week. Sadly, the total number of properties reported to have been flooded stands at around 1,375.

We continue to monitor the forecast and impacts on river and surface water levels. Our message to the public remains to check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation.

Katharine Smith, Flood Duty Manager at the Environment Agency, said:

The work of our dedicated Environment Agency teams has helped to protect more than 35,700 properties during the recent flooding. The total number of properties sadly reported to have flooded is around 1,375 and our thoughts are with all those who have been affected.

The current forecast shows the overall flood risk for England over the next five days is now very low, which will bring significant relief to those communities which have been impacted.

Our advice remains the same - people should check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation as well as following @EnvAgency on X for the latest flood updates.

Last week, Floods Minister Emma Hardy visited Chippenham to see first-hand the impact of recent flooding and to meet with Environment Agency staff and partners who are leading on the response.

The Government is working at pace to step up further preparations for this winter, investing £2.4 billion until March 2026 to improve flood resilience and better protect communities across the country.

Lessons learned from these floods are being fed directly into the new Floods Resilience Taskforce to speed up the development of flood defences and bolster the nation's resilience to extreme weather.

The Taskforce brings together the Secretary of State and Floods Minister Emma Hardy with representatives from Defra, MHCLG, Home Office, Cabinet Office, the Environment Agency, the Met Office, Local Resilience Forums, Mayoral Offices, emergency responders and the National Farmers Union, among others.

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Published 24 November 2024
Last updated 3 December 2024 + show all updates