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Flooding on the Somerset Levels

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Flooding Advice and Information

What to do before or during a flood
Flood Recovery

    What to do before or during a flood

    Do not walk or drive through flood water. Flood water may be deeper than it looks and contain sewage and hidden hazards. Guidance about what to do in a flood can be found here: What to do before or during a flood - GOV.UK.

    Check the latest river and rainfall levels here: Find river, sea and rainfall levels - GOV.UK, or see historic records on this link: Hydrology Data Explorer. You can view our webcams and community gauges at this link: Wessex Webcams.

    Sign up for free flood warnings via this link: Get flood warnings by text, phone or email - GOV.UK or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (Textphone 0345 602 6340). 



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    Flood Recovery

    Find guidance about recovery on the Gov.uk webpages: What to do after a flood - GOV.UK.

    Report any property flooding as soon as you can, by calling the Environment Agency Incident Hotline 0800 80 70 60 or by contacting Somerset Council: Contact us.

    For non-emergency reporting, submit a full report on the Flood Online Reporting Tool via this link: FORT. 

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