The Wettest Winter In 250 Years

THE WETTEST RAINFALL BY REGION WINTER K (mm) AVERAGE DEC 13/JAN 14 INCREASE 241 368 52% England Southeast & Central South 163 372 127% IN 250 Scotland East 241 401 66% England Southwest & Wales South 281 451 60% Midlands 152 240 57% England Northwest 280 397 41% & Wales North England East & Northeast 145 194 33% YEARS 239 308 33% North Ireland 483 511 5% Scotland North SEVERE 130 ... .***************.... 511 WARNINGS ****.........*** mm 335 401 mm 308 **...........** mm 194 397 The cost of clearing up after this winter's floods and storms could hit mm 240 RIVER SEVERN O mm 451 372 More than mm 3,000 mm servicemen and women drafted to help. 2,000 are in reserve: 5.6M 10,000 Government is providing 8,000 28,420 sandbags to councils per day. More than homes have been flooded so far and acres of farmland flooded by 20,000 80,000 65M cubic metres of water were needed in one Thames Valléy town alone homes and business were without power FLOOD RECOVERY CHECKLIST Search for any structural damage. be cautious moving around your house. Service any septic tanks. pipes, ducts etc. that may have been damaged. 3.6M You may need to pump or otherwise drain Assess and document interior damages, write a damage inventory include photographs and values. lower areas, such as basements. Contact your insurance Move wet contents outside agency to file a claim. to prevent mould. Clean up with disinfectant. Floodwater residue/mud Keep your electricity off. until a trained electrician has completed a thorough inspection and standing water has been removed. can be harmful (use gloves and wellington boots). Use bottled water or boil any tap water that you use until authorities say it's safe Open windows to encourage airflow. Use a dehumidifier or fans to help expedite the drying process. You can also use chemical desiccants. 1.2M SOURCES ICON DESIGN ATRIBUTIONS Bools by James Keuning Houses by Lil Squid Cow by Reuben Window by Pieter J. Smits Helicopter by Olivier Guin Boat by Joan Cima Insurance by Matt Scribner Water Pump by Mikkel Krøijer Clouded by Raymond Felix Light Bulb by Monika Ciapala http://www.bbc.co.uk http://www.metoffice.gov.uk http://www.theguardian.com http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ http://www.bloomberg.com/ http://www.redcross.org/ http://www.ready.gov/ ANDREWS r SYKES MORE THAN WARNINGS AND ALERTS River Severn average height ranges from 1.2m to 3.6m. With the rain, highs have reached up to 5.6m.