Help at hand for flooding issues

12 Aug 2019 ARCHIVED (over 3 months old) - view latest news

After the recent spell of severe wet weather which affected many parts of the county, the council is reminding residents a variety of help and information is available about planning, preparing for and dealing with flooding.

Report flood related problems online using our forms below:

• Report road flooding
• Report a footpath or pavement problem
• Report pothole 
• Report a problem with road signs

National flood information service advice:

• Flood warnings for England
• How to plan ahead for flooding
• What to do in a flood
• How to recover after a flood
• View the latest river and sea levels near you
• View your property's long term risk of flooding
• View the 5-day flood risk
• Sign up for flood warnings

Northumbria Local Resilience Forum advice:

• Help yourself
• Help your business
• Help your community

Fire & Rescue Service advice:

• Who should I contact after a fire or flood?
• Victim of fire or flood - useful telephone numbers

Public Protection team advice: 

• Flood advice for businesses - this includes:

Preparing for a flood - advice, After flood - advice, After flood advice for food businesses, Cleaning up after a flood, Making your premises safe again after flooding

Civil Contingencies team advice:

• Emergency flooding information - this includes:

General flood advice, Sandbags in emergency flooding, Flooding from reservoirs, Further information about a current flooding situation