Know Your Flood Risk campaign gains momentum
by Richard Kilner
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The Environment Agency has issued a report indicating that the terrible floods of 2007 affected some 48,000 homes. The cost per house was up to £30,000, with businesses having to fork out £112,000 to get their firm back up and running. As the dangers of flooding become more widely known, 150 persons have signed up [...]
One in six English homes at risk of flooding
by Gill Montia
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With latest predictions on climate change warning of rising sea levels and higher winter rainfall, the Environment Agency has calculated that £20 billion will need to be spent on flood defences in England by 2035. The government department puts one in six homes at risk of flooding and wants the current annual flood defence budget [...]
ABI survey reveals flooding fears
by Gill Montia
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The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has been researching public attitudes towards flood risk one year after the serious flooding of summer 2007. The study found that three-quarters of people think that not enough is being done to prevent flooding and many named improved drainage as a key priority. Of those questioned from areas that [...]
