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Environment Agency calls for communities along the River Witham to sign up for flood warnings | |
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2019-11-20 | |
发布年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Press release Environment Agency calls for communities along the River Witham to sign up for flood warningsThe reminder comes as flood water is discharged out to sea. ![]() Environment Agency teams are asking people living along the River Witham to sign up for flood warnings as excess water is discharged out to sea Image credit: Environment Agency
Since the beginning of September, Lincolnshire has been coping with significant and prolonged rainfall resulting in some of the highest levels ever seen in our watercourses. Levels in the River Witham in November were the highest ever recorded, exceeding the previous 2007 level. September saw two times the average rainfall, October saw two and half times the average rainfall, and the entire month’s average fell in the first two weeks of November. Throughout this time the Environment Agency has been operating the flood storage reservoirs around Lincoln, and Louth, Horncastle and Market Rasen, holding back water to protect around 8,000 homes and businesses in the county, 7000 in Lincoln. Together, the four washlands that protect Lincoln held over 6 million cubic metres of water – more than 2000 Olympic sized swimming pools. During this relatively dry period the Environment Agency is using the opportunity to drain the washlands, which will take up to a week and will involve channelling the stored water along the River Witham and out to sea. The process will be carefully managed to minimise the risk to downstream communities, so we are ready to help protect them again if we receive more rain. With catchments still saturated and the possibility for further wet weather throughout the winter, the Environment Agency is reminding everyone along the River Witham to check their risk and sign up for flood warnings to stay informed of conditions that might mean their property could be affected by flooding. Norman Robinson, Environment Agency Area Director (Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) said:
Local people can check their flood risk and keep up to date with the latest situation, or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or following @EnvAgency on Twitter.
Published 20 November 2019
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来源平台 | gov.uk - environment agency |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/216376 |
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