Wiltshire Council : Flooding update
Following heavy rain over the weekend and more forecast for the next few days, there are several flooding issues in Wiltshire and there may be more over the coming days. Our teams are working hard throughout the county to provide support and our Local Authority Incident Officers (LAIOs) are on standby.
Flood warnings and alerts
There are several flood warnings (flooding is expected) and flood alerts (flooding is possible) in place across the county. Please keep an eye on the Government’s flood alerts and warnings webpage for the latest and encourage people to sign up for flood warnings. There is also more advice on what do when flood warnings/alerts are in place.
Our teams are working throughout the county today to resolve any issues reported to us. All gully tankers are working to clear gullies where required and we are also clearing debris, grips and gully grates.
Road closures
We continue to keep our webpage with advice and the latest road closures as up to date as possible, but please be aware that this is a changing situation. There may be other roads, particularly side roads and smaller roads, that are experiencing flooding in the county.
Advice
Our advice to residents continues to be to take note of any signage, to not attempt to drive through flood water and to allow extra time for their journeys. Residents should follow the advice given from emergency services and the council.
Please report any issues in your communities using MyWilts as usual. Residents should also use MyWilts or call 0300 456 0105 to report issues, and we would continue to encourage you to liaise with your Flood Wardens to avoid duplicate reporting of issues where possible.
People affected by flooding
If there are any homeowners or households affected by flooding, they should contact us at customerservices@wiltshire.gov.uk with their name, address and email address, and if any support becomes available, we can then notify them.
Waste collections
Our waste and recycling service disruption page continues to be updated with details of any issues with collections. Our advice to residents if their waste/recycling hasn’t been collected because of delays, is to leave their bin out and it will be emptied as soon as possible.
Further information and useful links
We’ll keep our flooding webpage as up to date as possible and will continue to post regular updates on our Facebook page. Local community Facebook pages such as the Spotted-type pages have also been regularly updated by residents throughout the day.
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