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You can check for flooding in your area and sign up for flood warnings.

If you鈥檙e about to be flooded

If your area has a flood warning (when flooding is expected) or severe flood warning (when there鈥檚 a danger to life):

• turn off your gas, electricity and water supplies, if it鈥檚 safe to do so - do not touch an electrical switch if you鈥檙e standing in water
• move your family, vehicles, pets and important items to safety, for example upstairs or to higher ground
• if you have them, use flood protection products, for example flood barriers or air brick covers
• follow advice from your local council or the emergency services - you may be asked to evacuate

If you have one, use your:

• personal flood plan
• community or group flood plan
• business flood plan

Find out more about flood alerts and warnings.

Get advice

You can get further advice on what to do and how to stay safe during a flood from the or the .

You can also speak to a Floodline adviser.

Get temporary accommodation

If your home is flood damaged and you鈥檙e not able to live there, contact your local council for help getting temporary accommodation.

If you need to travel

Check for flooding and get road traffic information.

Report a flood or an electrical, gas or sewage problem

To report:

• an electrical hazard or power cut, contact your or call 105 (calls are free)
• a gas leak, contact
• an overflowing sewer, contact your

You can also report a flood or possible cause of flooding.

Pumping out water

You may need a permit to pump water out of a property. If you want to pump the water into:

• rivers, ditches or watercourses (for example a brook or mill stream), check with your local Environment Agency office
• public sewers, check with your
• street drains, highways of highway ditches, check with the local highways authority or

After a flood

Find out how to clean up after a flood.