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[ More investment needed to fight flood risk ]
Insurers have called on the UK Government to act on the recommendations of Sir Michael Pitt’s report into the 2007 summer floods. Sir Michael’s report concluded that flood defences must be taken more seriously.
[ Lack of flood strategy criticised in review ]
Britain's flood defences are inadequate to deal with inundations on the scale seen last year, largely owing to confusion over which government agencies should take responsibility, an official review will say today.
[ Draft Floods and Water Bill to deliver improved management of surface water flooding ]
Details of how the proposed Floods and Water Bill would ensure the country is better prepared to deal with surface water flooding in the future, will today be outlined by Environment Minister Phil Woolas.
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[ Insurers step up flood cover warning ]
Half a million properties will be uninsurable while many owners of new homes will find it increasingly difficult to obtain cover unless there is better protection against flooding, insurers will warn this week. The Association of British Insurers will caution that widespread and affordable insurance will become history unless the government develops a long-term strategy for managing flood risk.
[ PPS25: Development and Flood Risk Practice Guide ]
PPS25: Development and Flood Risk Practice Guide - Published in June 2008, this replaces the Development and Flood Risk: A Practice Guide Companion to PPS25 'Living Draft' - A Consultation Paper published on 19 February 2007.
This practice guide is complementary to Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk (PPS25) and provides guidelines on how to implement development and flood risk policies by the land use planning system. The guide also includes working examples through case studies.
[ Flood warning: how long will insurers step into the breach? ]
A year ago this month, Hull, a city of more than a quarter of a million people, was hit by a flood of almost biblical proportions. The rain fell at an astonishing rate – 18 Olympic-sized swimming pools every second – and when it finally stopped, 17,000 homes and 92 schools were damaged, many beyond repair. Thousands of Hull families are still putting their lives back together, with little help from the rest of the country.
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[ ABI renews flood bill call ]
The Association of British Insurers has renewed its call for a floods bill following the publication of a damning government report on flooding. Stephen Haddrill, the ABI's director general, said the move is necessary to clarify and improve flood management.
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