The Environment Agency is launching Flood Action Week, by urging the public to get flood ready. This could include signing up for flood warnings or preparing a flood plan.
Following several storms last year, and Storm Amy already this year, people are warned not to be complacent.
Flood Action Week will run from 13-19 October. It is an annual campaign from the Environment Agency.
Data from the EA shows that around 6.3 million homes and businesses in England are in areas at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. However, 45 per cent of the public have not looked up their flood risk.
Caroline Douglass, executive director for flood and coastal risk management at the Environment Agency, said: "We’re already seeing the impacts of climate change through wetter winters and drier summers. The Environment Agency is taking action – working to help communities become more resilient to extreme weather and rising sea levels.
"This Flood Action Week, the public and business owners should play their part by checking their flood risk, signing up for flood warnings and having a flood plan. This will help to keep them and their loved ones safe and reduce the devastation flooding can cause to homes, businesses and communities."
Floods minister Emma Hardy said: "Floods devastate lives and livelihoods, but this Government’s preparations mean that after inheriting flood assets in their worst condition on record, we’re better prepared than we were this time last year.
"We’re investing more than £10.5 billion up until 2036 to build new and repair existing flood defences, driving growth by creating thousands of jobs, protecting against billions of pounds of damage, and unlocking the building of new homes.
"I urge everyone to take simple steps to protect yourselves and your homes from flooding this winter, such as by checking your flood risk, signing up for flood warnings, and preparing a flood plan."
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