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Environment Agency announce signnificant increase in properties at Risk

Environment Agency announce significant increase in properties at Risk

The events of the summer of 2007 demonstrated the major impacts floods can have. They also showed the importance of understanding the flood risks we face nationally so that we can be better prepared to face future risks.

In all, 5.2million properties in England, or one in six properties, are at risk of flooding. More than 5million people live and work in 2.4million properties that are at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, one million of which are also at risk of surface water flooding. A further 2.8million properties are susceptible to surface water flooding alone.


Read the full document from the Envirnonment Agency's website


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