Published 24 November 2024
Last updated 3 December 2024 — See all updates
Last week, heavy rainfall brought by Storm Bert saw significant
river and surface water flooding across much of England.
Following Storm Bert, Storm Conall caused localised flooding
impacts in the South and East of the country.
As of 11am on Tuesday, there are 10 flood warnings, showing
flooding is expected, and 45 flood alerts, showing flooding is
possible. Local residents should continue to follow local advice.
However, the current forecast for the next five days shows the
overall flood risk for England is very low.
More than 35,700 properties have been protected by the
Environment Agency in the past week. Sadly, the total number of
properties reported to have been flooded stands at around 1,375.
We continue to monitor the forecast and impacts on river and
surface water levels. Our message to the public remains to check
their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to
date with the latest situation.
Katharine , Flood Duty Manager at the
Environment Agency, said:
The work of our dedicated Environment Agency teams has helped to
protect more than 35,700 properties during the recent flooding.
The total number of properties sadly reported to have flooded is
around 1,375 and our thoughts are with all those who have been
affected.
The current forecast shows the overall flood risk for England
over the next five days is now very low, which will bring
significant relief to those communities which have been impacted.
Our advice remains the same – people should check their flood
risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with
the latest situation as well as following @EnvAgency on X for the
latest flood updates.
Last week, Floods Minister visited Chippenham to see
first-hand the impact of recent flooding and to meet with
Environment Agency staff and partners who are leading on the
response.
The Government is working at pace to step up further preparations
for this winter, investing £2.4 billion until March 2026 to
improve flood resilience and better protect communities across
the country.
Lessons learned from these floods are being fed directly
into the new Floods Resilience
Taskforce to speed up the development of flood defences
and bolster the nation's resilience to extreme weather.
The Taskforce brings together the Secretary of State and Floods
Minister with representatives from
Defra, MHCLG, Home Office, Cabinet Office, the Environment
Agency, the Met Office, Local Resilience Forums, Mayoral Offices,
emergency responders and the National Farmers Union, among
others.
