Essex Police have issued advice to anybody living in an area affected by this morning’s floods.
Residents in at-risk areas are advised to:
Work with local officers to ensure they follow advice and direction given about evacuations
Pack a bag of clothes and have any essential medical items ready in case they need to leave home
Ensure any valuables and or expensive electrical items such as televisions are stored in higher areas in your home should there be a flood
Place friends or relatives on standby in case you require a bed for the night
Do not drive unless essential
Do not walk through floodwaters
Do not try and unblock drains yourself
Look out for vulnerable friends and neighbours
Have torches, mobile phones, waterproofs, water, radio with batteries and other essential items at hand
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