FLOOD WARDENS UPDATE FOLLOWING STORM BERT

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In many areas, Storm Bert brought more than one month’s rainfall in one weekend. Nationally, nearly 70 river gauges recorded record levels, including at locations in Wessex.

After a flood
Click Here for a guide to recovery actions that anyone affected can take.

Reporting Flooding

Please report flooding to home or business as soon as possible by using this link - https://www.gov.uk/report-flood-cause

Reporting flooding to the local authority helps them to understand the impacts on properties or communities and prioritise their response.
By gathering information, specific issues impacting residents and communities are identified and recurring issues highlighted.
The evidence from flood reporting is crucial in planning effective maintenance and justifying business cases for potential long-term solutions.  

Once affected residents are able to submit a full report to floodreport.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/.
This tool is available for residents across Wessex (the service is hosted by Dorset Council but is available for other local authority areas).
The information provided is then shared with the risk management authorities to ensure it goes to the correct organisation depending on the source and impact of flooding. 

Businesses

Many businesses have also been affected by flooding, with impacts not only on property but on livelihoods and the wider community. Flood Mary has produced a Business Flood Handbook, and The Flood Hub also has resources about business resilience and recovery.

Please direct any enquiries to our local customers and engagement team wessexenquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk.
For enquiries related to Flood Warnings, preparedness, and resilience, you can contact the Flood Resilience team at floodwessex@environment-agency.gov.uk.

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