We currently offer an appropriate flood warning service to over 100,000 properties in the North West. To find out if you or your property are at risk, ring our 24-hour Floodline on 08459 88 11 88.
Around 180,000 properties in the North West are at risk of flooding from rivers and the sea. Flooding is a natural process that can happen suddenly, and it may endanger life and property. You can't prevent it but you can prepare for it. For advice and the latest flood warnings, contact our 24-hour Floodline service on 0845 988 1188.
We spend over £40 million a year protecting people and property from flooding in the North West. By 2011, we aim to offer an appropriate flood warning service to 130,000 properties that are at risk of flooding from rivers and the sea.
We take the leading role warning people at risk of flooding so they can take action to protect themselves when a flood event occurs. Around 100,000 people within our flood warning areas rely on our latest technology to predict flood events, and to alert them so they can safeguard themselves and their property.
Our maps provide information on possible flooding from rivers and the sea for England and Wales. For the first time, they also have information on flood defences, and indicate the potential extent of extreme flood events which may be experienced as a result of climate change.
There is further information on our national pages.
