Left high and dry by an end to flood cover
THE insurance industry has delivered a stark warning to the government that unless it spends billions of pounds on flood defences over the next few years, consumers will be abandoned to the mercy of the winds and rain, unable to buy cover.

Flooded county's £50m clean-up fee
THE clean-up bill for last month's flooding will be at least £50 million in Gloucestershire alone. More than 4,000 homes in the county were deluged by water as rivers overflowed. The government has so far pledged £2.5 million to aid recovery in the...

Paying the price of summer flooding
THE price of a pint of milk is to rise by 3p, in the first evidence of the impact devastating floods south of the Border are having on shopping bills.

Water supplies begin to be restored to victims of flood
MORE than 60,000 householders in the Gloucester area got their water supply back yesterday after the crisis caused by severe flooding, but many more face a further delay.

Health threat after floods flush out rats
PEOPLE living in flood-hit areas have been warned to be on the alert for rats.

More misery as UK hit by spate of new floods
HUNDREDS of travellers spent the night stranded after storms brought heavy flooding to many parts of the UK.

Brown pledges £14m for flood-ravaged 'forgotten' people of northern England
A £14m package of aid for flood-hit areas was unveiled by Gordon Brown yesterday as he visited victims and emergency workers in northern England.

More flood misery set to hit south
FLOOD-HIT communities across Britain are bracing themselves for more misery today as torrential rain sweeps the country.

New flood warning schemes to make 12,000 households more secure
AN extra 12,000 properties in Scotland were brought under the umbrella of flood warning schemes yesterday - in an area that has suffered death and destruction from flooding in recent years.

Letting nature take its course 'is the answer to flood threat'
RESTORING the natural rhythms of a river is a highly effective and cheap way to prevent floods in towns and cities downstream, according to a new study in Scotland.

Chaos eases as Glasgow floods subside
TWENTY-FOUR people who had to be evacuated from their homes in the south side of Glasgow after flooding caused by heavy rain were allowed home yesterday.

Heavy rain prompts flood alerts across Scotland
MUCH of Scotland remains on flood alert today following heavy rainfall.

Edinburgh homes face risk of climate change floods
HOMES near to the Firth of Forth and around the ERI are at risk of flooding due to the effects of climate change, a new report has warned.

40 rescued by RNLI as flood hits town
FORTY people were rescued from their homes by RNLI crews yesterday after torrential rain caused extensive flooding in parts of Scotland and brought chaos to the transport system.

'Trauma of seeing your house full of water is terrible'
ANDY and Lorraine Bruce fear they may be forced out of their house for up to a year after it was swamped by several feet of water.



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