# Floods Flooding can severely disrupt food access by damaging infrastructure, contaminating food supplies, and limiting transport routes. It may also affect local shops, storage facilities, and agricultural land. ### What residents can do: * Avoid consuming food that has come into contact with floodwater * Dispose of contaminated food, including items in damaged packaging * Use bottled or boiled water where water supplies may be compromised * Keep an emergency supply of non-perishable food items * Follow official guidance on food safety and water use after flooding ### What councils and local authorities can do: * Work with emergency services to maintain access to food supplies in affected areas * Support emergency food distribution (e.g. food banks, community kitchens) * Provide clear public health messaging on food and water safety * Coordinate recovery efforts with local producers and retailers * Integrate food resilience into flood risk management and emergency planning Find below the Food Standards Agency's 'Food safety during flooding' advice. {% embed url="" %} If you require practical flood support during/after an event, the National Flood Forum website below can be accessed for such. {% embed url="" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.greatcollaboration.uk/knowledgebase/food/food-security/emergencies/floods.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.