Fiona
Bruce MP Encourages her Constituents to Prepare for Winter Flooding Risk
Fiona Bruce MP
encourages her constituents to prepare for the risk of winter flooding. At an
event in Parliament, MPs and their staff were invited along to hear from the
Environment Agency and various Government departments about action being taken
to reduce the risk of flooding this winter, which also highlighted the
importance of people, businesses and communities being well prepared in the
case of such an emergency.
Fiona Bruce MP said
“Nationally, 1 in 6 properties are at
risk from flooding, and some homes and businesses in the constituency of
Congleton are in or near a flood risk area. I have been encouraged to hear that
the Government is continuing to play a key role in improving flood protection
to those at risk, and that Government departments and agencies are taking
action to ensure my constituents will be well protected from the risk of
flooding this winter.”
Fiona continued
“It is also vital that people and
families in their homes, businesses and other organisations are well equipped
in case of a flood event to reduce the chances of their lives and livelihoods
being disrupted. I want to ensure that individuals and communities in my
constituency have the information and confidence to take some simple steps to
prepare for such emergencies.”
The event
highlighted several practical and simple steps which can be taken to protect
your home and business from flooding.
1.
Identify
a safe place where you, your family and pets can move to in an emergency to
keep away from floodwater
2.
Check your buildings and contents
insurance policy and confirm you are covered for flooding
3.
Prepare
your home for flooding by installing flood resilient measures – a key solution
to reducing the costs of repair of homes and buildings
4.
If
flooding is likely, prepare a grab bag with warm clothes, blankets, mobile
phone, medication, water and food supplies, a torch and a battery and important
personal documents.
5.
Use
the Environment
Agency’s flood maps
online at https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/long-term-flood-risk and enter your postcode to find out if
your home or business is at risk of flooding or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188
6. Sign up for free flood warnings by phone,
email or text message if your home or business is at risk of flooding at https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings
7.
Make
a personal flood plan and know what to do through Personal
Flood Plan Online, or preparing
your business for flooding through Business Flood Plan Online
