Flooding

Flooding can happen at any time of the year, affecting your home, travel and work life, but you can help yourself by taking simple steps:

• keep informed - sign up to SEPA's free Floodline direct warning service:
  tel 0845 988 11 88
• access live flood warnings
• be prepared - prepare a family flood kit
• protect yourself and family - maintain your property 

Advice on insurance is available from the Money Advice Service. The leaflets below contain further advice and information.

• Responding to major floods: What to expect from your home insurer
• A guide to resistant and resilient repair after a flood

Who does what during flooding?

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is Scotland's flood warning authority. It provides flooding updates and advice on being prepared for flooding.

Be aware of who does what during flooding and severe weather events. Remember that while local authorities, national agencies and the emergency services all have a part to play, the person who can usually do the most to help you is you.

The Scottish Flood Forum provides support to those who are affected by, or at risk from, flooding. A range of factsheets are available on their website.

For further information, see the SEPA website.