For the purpose of alerting hundreds more homeowners to the risk of flooding, the Environment Agency has established new flood warning services in a number of locations throughout the East Midlands.
Flood Warnings alert the public to an impending risk of flooding to their residence or place of business and assist citizens in making well-informed decisions regarding how to react.
Flood Alert, Flood Warning, and Severe Flood Warning are the three different message types. Each type is susceptible to being set off by specific weather or river conditions that result in flooding.
Residents are advised to get ready if they receive a Flood Alert, which may entail packing a bag with their medications, insurance information, and anything else they wouldn’t want to lose in the event of flooding.
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When there is a flood warning, people are urged to take immediate action, which includes turning off the water, electricity, and gas as well as relocating the family and any pets to a safe place.
If there is a Severe Flood Warning, it means you should take emergency services’ advice because you are in immediate danger.
Paul Lockhart, Flood and Coastal Risk Manager for the East Midlands said:
“We want to ensure that everyone has as much time as possible to prepare for flooding which is why we’re pleased that there are more communities across the East Midlands that will now be able to receive our free flood warning service.”
Additional funding from the Government has enabled the Environment Agency to invest in the latest technology and infrastructure needed to provide a flood warning service in more than 200 communities across England. In total, an additional 62,000 properties at risk of flooding will receive Flood Warnings between now and the end of 2023.
The Environment Agency will be holding drop-in events, to allow residents to discuss flood risk, sign up for flood warnings and increase their resilience to flooding.
Story adapted from UK.GOV
