Don’t Wait for the Rain: Prepare Today - Flood Action Week 2025

Floor Action Week 2025 starts today and runs through to 19 October. It is an annual campaign launched by the Environment Agency to raise awareness of the risk of flooding, along with steps that can be taken to prepare your home.

Following this summers dry weather, the Met Office has warned of a ‘wetter than average’ Autumn, and communities are warned not to be complacent about the risk of flooding.

According to the Environment Agency, rainfall was up to a third higher than usual in 2024 and, last winter, the Environment Agency issued more than 3,000 flood alerts, 1,600 flood warnings, and three severe flood warnings to people at risk.     

 In North East Lincolnshire approximately 37,000 properties are at risk of flooding from rivers and the sea, and approximately 800 properties are at risk of flooring from surface water. However, many people are unaware and therefore unprepared. Flooding can cause risk to life, severe damage to homes, cost thousands of pounds and impact peoples mental health. However, being prepared before a flood, and knowing how to act when it happens, can reduce these impacts significantly.

Flood Action Week aims to encourage people to check the flood risk for their property, sign-up to flood warnings and also understand the actions they can take to keep themselves safe and reduce the impacts flooding can cause.

North East Lincolnshire Council have been carrying out ditch clearance to ensure rainwater can drain away adequately. They have also installed rain gardens through the sustainable drainage scheme in areas that are at high risk of flooding.

For more information on how to find out if you are at risk, sign up for flood warnings and guidance on property flood resilience measures, visit the prepare for flooding page on GOV.UK.

You can also contact Floodline for advice on 0345 988 1188.