Flood Action Week 2023
(20-26 November)
Recent polling suggests nearly 60% of households at risk from flooding do not believe their homes could flood. But just because flooding hasn't happened to you in the past, it doesn't mean it won't happen in the future.
With climate change already causing more frequent, intense flooding and sea level rise, we all need to know what to do, should the worst happen.
Knowing just one action to take in a flood can reduce the impacts on your home and family.
 Local flood risk
When severe weather and flooding occurs, City of Doncaster Council has emergency protocols and plans in place to assist residents.
Residents though, can also help to ensure that they do what they can to protect their own homes.
There are resources on the council's website, including the recently published Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
This document is a key tool to help manage flood risk and incorporates the current policies identified in by the Environment Agency to create a nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change-today, tomorrow and to the year 2100.
The strategy focuses on local flood risk, which includes surface water, ordinary watercourses and groundwater flooding.
It also aims to:
- Continually improve our understanding of flood risk in Doncaster
- Promote flood risk management schemes to better protect communities, homes, businesses, and land in Doncaster
- Work in Partnership with other Risk Management Authorities
- Encourage flood resilience measures in local planning policy
- Improve local awareness
Watch our short video below:
Know how to Prepare. Act. Survive – Environment agency advice
In England, as many as 1.9 million households who are considered “at risk” are yet to prepare.
The flooding of a home can be costly and bring lots of stress and strain for a long time after.
Knowing what to do in a flood can significantly reduce the damages to a home and possessions (by around 40%).
Preparation can also help reduce risk to life, and the likelihood of suffering from mental health impacts in the future.
The good news is that there are some simple things you can do to prepare for flooding, which could help keep you and your family safe, and save you thousands of pounds in damages and disruption. The below infographic sets out the steps you can take.
Did you know?
During Storm Babet, a month’s worth of rainfall fell in 18-36 hours and levels in some local rivers, such as the Rother, were the highest recorded! Climate change is increasing the risk of flooding through wetter winters and hotter, drier summers.
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