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The Welsh Government has set out winter preparations including £6 million to improve the national Flood Warning Service, citing Storms Bert and Darragh in 2024 and a shift from drought to flooding in…
Natural Resources Wales has reported that Storm Ashley brought sea flooding to the coastal communities of Borth, Amroth and Aberystwyth on 20 and 21 October 2024, the first named storm of the 2024/25…
Severn Trent has issued storm and flooding advice to customers across the Midlands, setting out who to contact for different types of flooding as heavy rain continues under a Met Office Yellow…
The Floods Resilience Taskforce was established in September 2024, the government's 2026 implementation report of its Resilience Action Plan confirms, as part of work to strengthen the UK's resilience…
The government launched the Floods Resilience Taskforce in September 2024, bringing Defra ministers and officials together with public, private and third sector representatives to oversee national and…
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for heavy, possibly thundery rain across southern and central England and southern Wales, following earlier heavy rain in southern England and Wales on…
Storm Lilian brought strong winds to coastal areas around Wales on 22 and 23 August 2024, leading Natural Resources Wales to issue Flood Warnings and Flood Alerts.
Natural Resources Wales brought its new Flood Warning Information Services for Wales into use on 17 July 2024, replacing the previous England and Wales system at a cost of £5m.
The Environment Agency sent a UK government emergency alert at 3:18am on 23 May 2024 warning of severe flooding on the River Roe and River Ive between Highbridge and Stockdalewath, with a threat to…
Emergency Alerts were used to help evacuate people during acute flooding on the Rivers Roe and Ive in May 2024, the government has said in its UK Government Resilience Action Plan.
The Welsh Government reported that 35 properties, 33 homes and 2 businesses, suffered internal flooding across Conwy, Ceredigion and Torfaen after Storm Kathleen struck Wales on 6 April 2024.
Natural Resources Wales issued several flood warnings on 9 April during the peak impact of Storm Kathleen, with 35 properties later reported to have suffered internal flooding across three Welsh…
Storm Kathleen brought strong winds and heavy rain to Wales on 6 April 2024, coinciding with spring tides, and the Welsh Government later reported that 35 properties experienced internal flooding.
The Environment Agency has opened a consultation on flood preparedness for residents and business owners at flood risk, covering preparing for, responding to and recovering from flooding, running…
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service reported four flood warnings in the county at 11am on 22 January 2024 as Storm Isha brought heavy rain and a Met Office yellow wind warning.
Storm Isha brought winds of up to 90mph and heavy rain to Wales on 21 and 22 January 2024, flooding roads in North Wales, with 6 Flood Warnings and 36 Flood Alerts issued at the peak.
Natural Resources Wales issued 30 Flood Warnings and 40 Flood Alerts across Wales during Storm Henk on 2 January 2024, when the River Ritec at Tenby flooded Kiln Park caravan park for the second time…
Storm Henk drove several of England's largest rivers, the Trent, Thames, Severn and Avon, to record or near-record levels, the Environment Agency has said in its national flood risk assessment.
Storm Isha brought winds of up to 90mph and heavy rain to Wales on 21 and 22 January 2024, flooding roads in North Wales, with 6 Flood Warnings and 36 Flood Alerts issued at the peak.
Severn Trent has told customers which organisation to contact for different types of flooding as Storm Gerrit brings strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the Midlands.