In 2007 the rivers Severn and Thames flooded due to eccess rainfall, the pressure on the rivers banks led to them to burst and cause water to flow, unchallenged, through Gloucestershire and Upton-upon-Trent.
The Environment Agency said water levels on both rivers had exceeded those of devastating floods in 1947. We had not seen flooding to this magnitude before.
Other main developments include:
-Environment Agency chief executive Baroness Young told the BBC that about £1bn a year was needed to improve flood defences.
-The Association of British Insurers has said the total bill for the June and July floods could reach £2billion.
-The RAF said it is carrying out its biggest ever peacetime operation, with six Sea King helicopters rescuing up to 120 people.
-More than one hundred Royal Navy personnel have been sent to Gloucestershire to help the worst affected areas.
350,000 homes were left without running water and 15,000 without and electricity.
Since then the government has issued regulations which prevent companies from building on flood plains in a help to reduce the risk of flood damage in the area.
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Gloucestershire was the worst affected area, 7 people died in the flood here and over 1,800 rescue calls were answered within an 18 hour period, the army had to distribute 3 million bottles of water every day here.
ReplyDeletemakes you realise how bad the flooding was gloucestershie but doesnt really say much about the factors that contributed to the flooding
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