East coast tidal surge 5 th December 2013 Lincolnshire’s Response.

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East coast tidal surge 5 th December 2013 Lincolnshire’s Response

EAST COAST FLOOD RISK REVIEW A year that started with 60 th anniversary of ‘Great Storm’ of 1953 … 2 … prompt for the current generation

EAST COAST FLOOD RISK REVIEW … ended with largest surge since, and greatest test of responders 3 5.2metre surge (>70cm than ’53) km defences overtopped 4 breach locations 720 properties flooded 1,700 hectares agricultural land inundated Natural environment damaged Boston Stump & Gibraltar Point damaged £8.1m worth of damage to infrastructure

Overview of the storm … From mid-December to early February, the UK experienced a spell of extreme weather as a succession of major winter storms brought widespread impacts to the UK. On 5 th December - deepening pressure system combining with high astronomical tides and strong to gale force winds generate ‘tidal surges’ Earliest assessments were for ‘wave overtopping and spray’ but risk of breaches significantly increased on Thursday as height of surge predicted to reach top of defences Weather patterns at time of surge were ‘chaotic’ …

LocationForecast Level (pm Thursday 5 Dec) Past High Levels North Shields (‘53) Whitby (‘53) 3.66 (‘83) Hull (‘53) Immingham (Lincolnshire’s reference point) 4.9 (actual 5.2metres) 4.7 (‘78) 4.83 (‘83) Great Yarmouth (‘07) 2.67 (‘93) Harwich (’78) Southend (‘53) Sheerness (‘53) Rye (‘95) Unprecedented number of ‘severe flood warnings’

Flooding in Lincolnshire (This slide is marked ‘OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE’) Impacts were largely consistent with predictions made by EA as early as the Wednesday … … Tidal Trent flooded, as did parts of coastline … But main impacts in Boston UNCLASSIFIED6

Challenges in Lincolnshire Learning from surge, and ‘St Jude’ storm, in October Affecting everyone from Northumbria to Kent – ‘national’ coordination required Ensuring planning and response ‘proportionate’ to risk? Although lower ‘likelihood’ than everywhere else! … we anticipated increasing risk & activated contingency planning Flood rescue capability significantly enhanced in recent years Everyone to our north reporting (live) higher than predicted surges! First use of social media during emergency – BBC embedded in CEC continued to work well Additional challenge of Lincoln Christmas Market (200,000 visitors) and a major power cut in Lincoln (including CEC!)

Response in Lincolnshire Three key strategies; Pre-deploying assets (including ‘preserving’ assets on the coast, and accessing specialist resources) Removing people from danger, and Protecting the infrastructure and essential services … … saves lives!

Response in Lincolnshire EA assessment gave 3 x evacuation scenarios; »600 (likely) »18,000 (possible) »36,000 properties ‘at risk’ (‘worse-case’) ‘Required time’ versus ‘available time’ was against us Deployed 2 multi-agency ‘surge task-forces’ to Boston & Louth Planning assumption that 15% would need help Evacuation ‘hub’ in Boston and 2 x ‘strategic’ evacuation centres (Commercial & MOD); care homes and hotels used for VPs; Capacity for 2,000 in Lincs; Neighbouring counties on ‘stand by’ 30 buses available over 2 days Identification of vulnerable persons and vulnerable assets Port of Boston, Pilgrim Hospital, Black Sluice Gate, Boston Stump … all ‘at risk’

Impacts in Lincolnshire Vulnerable people moved well in advance (but, only those we know about – some did not get help) High area for HMO and migrant workers 203 people, from 78 different households, received assistance to evacuate (13.5%) Numerous more self-evacuated We don’t know how many stayed ‘in-situ’ (we know some ignored warnings) 44 people and 2 pets were rescued Far too many people exposed themselves to risk at flood walls 607 residential properties flooded (majority in Boston where only 50% had insurance) 121 businesses flooded

UNCLASSIFIED11 Boston, Lincolnshire – 5 Dec 2013

UNCLASSIFIED12 Boston ( ) tonnes flood contaminated waste disposed

The most expensive sandbag! UNCLASSIFIED13

UNCLASSIFIED14 Mablethorpe – 20m of sand-dune lost

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In the circumstances … a very good, forecast-led, response and recovery We were … -Better protected (by and large the defences and drainage system did their job) -Better prepared (we certainly got ahead of the surge and responded well to a late developing threat) -Households, businesses and key partners were better informed as a result of accurate forecasting and flood warnings However, we were lucky (favourable wind – no persistent rain). This was not an event on scale of 1953 storm … but it was a very useful and timely reminder!” UNCLASSIFIED16

Lessons learned … Capacity and resilience of partners tested to limit Welfare and rotation of responders (command and operational) Need for a secure, web-based, information sharing platform to improve communication Better cross border communication with EA re the Trent Identifying and supporting vulnerable people (good and bad experiences) Management and coordination of ‘emergent’ volunteers Non-emergency services ability to deliver capabilities ‘out of hours’ Evacuation planning (especially roles & responsibilities) We must continue to invest in resilience and maintain our critical services as category 1 & 2 responders (in alliances) We must continue to invest in protection and vulnerability reduction UNCLASSIFIED17