Flooding: Coastal, Surface Water, Ordinary Watercourse, Groundwater

If there is an evacuation, follow the instructions and advice given by the emergency services.

Tendring District Council Sandbag Policy

If you live in a coastal flood area, register with the Environment Agency for free, to receive flood alerts and flood warnings 0345 988 1188 or Textphone 0345 602 6340 https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings

Know who to report flooding incidents to:

• Coastal flooding : Environment Agency
• Flooding from the highway : Essex Highways 0345 603 7631 or if you have hearing problems you can use our text phone service on 0345 758 5592 or on line https://www.essexhighways.org/tell-us/flooding-drainage-and-manhole-covers‍
• Surface water, Ordinary Water and Ground Water :Essex Flood and Water Management Team (Essex County Council)

https://flood.essex.gov.uk/what-to-do-about-flooding/report-a-flood/

Monitor conditions: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-warnings