All the places in Doncaster on flood alert as mayor declares major incident

Doncaster Council bosses have begun delivering sandbags and are telling homeowners to be prepared for flooding, with an amber Met Office weather warning for heavy rain in place for much of this week.

Villages across town are bracing themselves, with a number of areas already earmarked as the places most likely to be hit.

A spokesman for Doncaster Council said: “You may already be aware that there is an amber flood alert for rain and possible flooding in certain areas of Doncaster. This has been issued by the Environment Agency over the weekend.”

Flood alerts are currently in place for the Lower Don, River Idle, River Went and River Dearne catchment.

This covers the following areas:

Bawtry

Bentley

Conisborough

Clay Lane

Fishlake

Intake

Mexborough

Scawthorpe

Tickhill

Wadworth

"In preparation for flooding, Doncaster Council has been delivering sandbags since the evening of January 17 and we will continue to do so ahead of the forthcoming rainfall and impact. If you live in one of these areas you will have or should be receiving some sandbags just within your property boundary.

"This is to help you prepare your property for the risk of flooding.

“The bags are being delivered as early as possible to all properties which have suffered from recent flooding and those that may be affected by this flood alert. Assessing the current forecast we are preparing for surface water issues commencing early Tuesday, raised river flows and possible flooding late Tuesday and into Wednesday.

“Using the intelligence we have from recent flood events, and taking into account work we have done to mitigate flood impacts since the November 2019 floods, we will be issuing the sandbags to those properties likely to be affected by surface water and fast acting river catchments first, moving into the river flooding areas afterwards.

“We are continuing with this and we have plans in place based on areas which have flooded before so please don’t call us for sandbags.”