Barking and Dagenham Community Risk Register Flooding

Flooding incidents in cities are often the result of surface water. This can be caused by sudden heavy downpours or burst water main where the drainage system is overwhelmed. Surface water flooding can be difficult to predict and often
occurs in urban areas where there is limited ground to absorb water.

The Environment Agency maintains and operates flood defences and provide a free 24 hour flood warning service which you can register for. You can select to receive warnings by your preferred method of communication. Always ensure you know how to turn off your gas, electricity and water mains supplies.

Photo of Eastbrookend Country Park lake with three ducks swimming in it

What you can do

find out if your property is in a flood risk area and check your insurance cover
plan where you will go if you have to evacuate and how you will get there
sign up for flood warnings on the GOV.uk website
plan what you will take with you if you need to evacuate
think about what you would want to move to safety (such as pets/valuables/documents/etc) during a flood
during a flood protect what you can, but evacuate when told to do so