Category: Flood Risk

Is your home at risk of flooding?

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

For many people, flooding is a fact of life. There are approximately 2 million homes at risk from coastal or inland flooding (10 % of homes in the UK),and around 200,000 homes at very high risk of flooding ,namely  with a greater than 1-in-75 chance per year of flooding.

In the long term, this situation could worsen. Climate change could increase the number of properties at risk of flooding, while continued pressure for new homes could mean even more developments being situated in floodplains.

While the Government has a significant programme of flood management in place to address the needs of the UK’s at-risk areas, there will be areas where the risk of flooding remains substantial.

Individual property owners can do much to increase the resistance and resilience of their properties to flood damage, perhaps in partnership with their mortgage provider, insurer, or local authority. There are many practical steps that homeowners can take to reduce the cost of flood repairs and speed up recovery times.

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Grants to Cumbria flood victims

Friday, April 16th, 2010

A fund set up to aid those affected by devastating floods in Cumbria has so far handed out more than £1.2m. More than £2.4m has been donated to the Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund, since parts of the county were hit by destructive downpours in November.

Almost 700 households and 70 organisations have now received support from the fund, organisers say. Grants have helped those who have returned to flood damaged properties and families with higher heating bills. Deb Muscat, grants development officer, said: “Every day we hear stories of people who need help. “We know that some have been too busy to ask and others have been too proud. “We also know that some people are coping now, but will need help later in the year when they move back and start to put their homes together.”

More than 2,000 homes and businesses were flooded on 19 and 20 November, with Cockermouth, Workington and Keswick the worst affected.

Report from BBC

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