Extreme Weather
The Environment Agency has said that the next step towards the construction of Padiham’s £9 million flood scheme will start this week when ground investigation work begins on proposed sites.
Inspections found that more than 3,400 crucial flood defence assets across England were in poor condition last year, according to figures seen by Unearthed, the investigative arm of leading environmental organisation Greenpeace.
Two thousand homes in Didsbury in Greater Manchester have been evacuated overnight as heavy rain from Storm Christoph falling on already saturated ground has resulted in significant surface and river water flooding.
The Environment Agency and the Met Office are warning that flood warnings are set to increase as Storm Christoph brings more rain.
Both the Met Office and the Environment Agency are warning of significant flood risks as the impacts of Storm Christoph are being felt across the country.
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