How do you prepare your house for flooding?

As winter approaches there have been more warnings about flooding hitting the UK - but what measures can people take to prepare?

Hannah Cloke, a hydrologist at the University of Reading, said past events proved many people did not have the information they needed and had not taken action to prepare their properties.

"We're completely not prepared... lots of things need doing," she said.

Flood resilience consultant Mary Long-Dhonau spoke to the BBC and gave her top tips for those whose homes are in high-risk areas.

"Obviously, we would all prefer to have Kitemarked flood doors or flood barriers and self closing air bricks," she said.

"But what if you haven't got those? Or what if you can't afford them":[]}