Government’s national Floods Resilience Taskforce meets on Merseyside to bolster nation’s flood resilience
The third meeting of the Government’s national Floods Resilience Taskforce convened in Aintree today, with bolstering the nation’s resilience to flooding top of the agenda.
Floods Minister and Environment Agency hold further meeting to bolster flood response and recovery
Floods Minister Emma Hardy has held a further meeting this week with Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy to discuss the nation’s response to the recent flooding events.
Met Office confirms more than double average amount of rainfall for September falls in a matter of days
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Environment Agency warns of risk of more flooding with heavy rain forecast over next 24 hours
The Environment Agency is warning that heavy rainfall forecast over the next 24 hours across the country means significant river and surface water flooding is possible across central England.
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