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Environment Agency builds £5m scheme in Berkshire. More than 25 properties better protected from high flows in the Great Shefford Stream
What to do if you’re about to be flooded and during flooding: who to contact, how to stay safe, how to report a problem.
Flooding presents a number of risks to health. This guidance helps professionals and the public address those risks and clean up safely.
How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.
Support if you’ve been flooded: how to clear up, dispose of contaminated items and sandbags, repair your property.
Report a cause of flooding: who to contact for burst water mains, flooded sewers, public drains, roads, rivers
The dangers of flash flooding and how to stay safe.
Latest meeting takes place today chaired by Floods Minister Emma Hardy
What you need to know about the Environment Agency’s new national risk information for flooding and coastal erosion.
The Gooseum Rhyne Reservoir project has won the ICE South West Collaboration Award 2025.
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