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Call 999 for immediate assistance if there is a risk to life or a risk of serious property or environmental damage.
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Burst water main
Contact Thames Water - www.thameswater.co.uk
Roads, blocked gullies, gratings and drains
Contact Oxfordshire County Council - www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/flooding
Main rivers
Contact the Environment Agency -
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Other watercourses such as a stream or ditches
Contact the riparian owner or contact us:
Flood warnings
The Environment Agency offers a free service that sends flood warnings direct to your phone, mobile, email or fax. Sign up at:
Protect your home from flooding
For useful information on how to prepare for a flood:
Flood protection products
The National Flood Forum produce a directory of flood protection products and services called the 'Blue Pages'. It gives details of what a product does and where it can be obtained.
Sandbags
When there is flooding, sandbags are given out free of charge. We will deliver sandbags to the elderly or disabled at times of need.
To request sandbags call us on:
Neighbourhood Sandbag Centres are available and accessible by residents at risk from flooding in Witney; Bampton; Standlake; Charlbury; Bladon/Woodstock; Burford; Filkins; Chipping Norton; The Wychwoods; and The Bartons.
Property owners /occupiers are responsible for disposing their own sandbags once the risk of flooding has subsided - if emptied and dried, the sacks can be used again. The sand can be dug into the garden to assist in soil drainage.
Sandbags are only effective for water up to about 20cm/8" deep.
Walking: Do not walk through flooded areas - there may be hidden dangers such as open drains, damaged road surfaces, submerged debris or deep channels.
Transport and travel: Do not try to drive through flooded roads or fords - the water is often deeper than it looks and your vehicle may be swept away or you may become stranded.
For the latest travel and transport information visit:
For useful information download our leaflet:
Do not re-enter your house until all floodwater has been removed. The fire service may be able to help you with pumping floodwater out of your house but if the water is still rising, there is no point pumping out - it will only come straight back in! See:
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