By their very nature, disasters or major emergencies cannot be predicted and even severe storms or flooding may take many by surprise. The emergency services and local authorities have made special arrangements should a disaster occur and they would implement the necessary action quickly.
Property owners are responsible for protecting their own properties in the event of flooding, if you are a tenant it will be your landlord who has this responsibility. Local authorities do not have a legal obligation to store and provide the public with sandbags but may help if they can.
