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"With a cost to insurers of around £3 billion, the summer floods have engendered the largest natural catastrophe insurance loss ever recorded in the UK."ABI, 2007
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"The scale of the surface water flooding problem faced in summer 2007, and the growing likelihood of similar flooding in the future means there is a clear need for action."The Pitt Review (Interim)
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"Flooding is 30 times as costly as getting burgled and this thief takes everything in its path.”
Environment Agency
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"Insurers that invest in flood risk assessment technologies have saved tens of millions of pounds by careful risk selection."Dr. Justin Butler
[ Mapping technology, the great drain robbery ] |
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Post Magazine - 4th October 2007 - The inadequate drainage systems available to deal with freak flood incidents were a major factor in increasing the scale of the recent flood crisis in the UK, reports Olivier C Laurent. Click the image to view the full article:
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