Which regions were most affected, what was the impact of flood defences, and what has the government pledged?
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Areas across England were flooded in the last two months, including in: South and West Yorkshire; Lincolnshire and the Rivers Trent and Derwent in the East Midlands; Birmingham, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire in the West Midlands; Gloucestershire, Devon and Cornwall in the south-west; and Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Sussex and Surrey in the south-east.
Large parts of four counties in the north were severely hit in the first weeks of November, including South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Councils estimatedthat more than 1, homes and properties were badly hit. However, it is difficult to put a precise number on how many properties have been affected across the country as the scale of the damage is still being realized.
Why was the flooding so severe?
There were several factors at play, but the most obvious was the sheer volume of rainwater that fell in a short period. It was estimated that a month’s worth of rain – about (mm – fell in) hours on already saturated ground in the worst-affected areas in early November. The country as a whole had received 117% of its average rainfall for December by last Thursday.
The climate emergency may also have played a part, as the Met Office estimates that the amount of rain from extremely wet days in the UK has increased by (****************************************************************************************************% in the most recent decade measured, – (****************************************************************************, compared with – (******************************************************************************. ******** Did the flood defences fail?
The Environment Agency has said about 19, (properties were protected by flood defenses, including nearly 5,
Political leaders in these regions want the government to commit to multimillion-pound investments in new defenses that would protect the properties badly hit in November. They want ministers to establish a “Cobra for the north” – a government-led emergency response team that would kick in as soon as there is severe flooding in the region. Some council leaders also want an overhaul of the system for allocating taxpayers’ money to flood defense schemes, which experts have said wealth wealthier areas at the expense of the less well-off.
What has the government promised?
The Conservative party pledged in its manifesto to spend £ 4bn over the next five years on a new flood defense program, a commitment repeated in the Queen’s
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