The Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed that nearly 100,000 properties were protected during flooding caused by Storm Babet – however, the EA is warning that the threat of flooding remains.
While 50 flood warnings were removed in the last 24 hours, currently there are 69 flood warnings in place and 172 flood alerts.
As of 18:00pm on Friday 27 October there were16 flood warnings and 75 flood alerts in place. The Agency warned that in particular, large waves and spring tides could bring coastal and tidal flooding to parts of the south west.
An estimated 96,000 properties have been protected and as part of the EA’s response to flooding caused by Storm Babet, twenty high volume pumps and five small volume pumps were deployed across several sites. The EA’s flood warning service sent out over 300,000 messages by email, telephone and text during Storm Babet.
Tragically, a number of deaths have been widely reported and the total number of properties reported to have been flooded stands at 2,146. “We will work to understand if more could be done to better protect these properties in future,” the EA said.
While the immediate threat from Storm Babet had passed, heavy rainfall over the weekend meant that significant river and surface water flooding was possible, but not expected, in parts of South East England on Saturday and Sunday. Large waves and spring tides also mean that coastal flooding impacts were probable for parts of the south coast over the weekend.
Dan Bond, Flood Duty Manager at the Environment Agency, said:
“Flood defences and the work of Environment Agency staff have helped to protected nearly 100,000 properties from flooding during Storm Babet, while the total number of properties sadly reported to have flooded is 2,146.”
However the Agency is warning that the threat of flooding remains. The EA says local flooding from rivers and surface water is possible on Wednesday and Thursday across parts of the South of England due to heavy rain, with potential for flooding more widely.
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