Agricultural Land flooded in Summer 2019 - CLOSED
On 10 August 2019 Defra announced up to £2m available for farming businesses affected in Wainfleet and North Yorkshire that were particularly hard-hit by flooding.
Applies to England
The Farming Recovery Fund 2019: Wainfleet and North Yorkshire closed on 31 March 2020.
There were two extreme rainfall events that occurred in the UK in June and July 2019. The Environment Agency has provided evidence that in both instances a flood incident occurred as a result of significant rainfall and based on this evidence the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs recognises that the affected areas have suffered a natural disaster within the meaning of EU Regulation (EU) 702/2014.
Lincolnshire
Two and half times the monthly average rainfall fell in the Lincolnshire area over three days. Between 10 and 12 June 2019, there was 130mm of rain over the area. The rainfall was a significant amount over such a very short period of time, almost double the 68mm of rain in 2007 (2007 is a notable year for river flooding in Lincolnshire). This led to a greater volume of water running off the Wolds which exceeded the storage capacity of the River Steeping and resulted in the system being overwhelmed. A flood relief channel was overtopped resulting in a breach in the channel defence and flooding to adjacent land. 59 properties were flooded in Wainfleet, as well as 59 other properties across the rest of the area.
Yorkshire
On 30 July 2019, a line of storms stretching from Malham to Ripon in Yorkshire developed in the early afternoon and moved north westerly as the afternoon progressed. Reeth and the Arkle Beck were located in the centre of this storm cell which persisted for a number of hours. In 3 hours there was 112 mm of rainfall leading to exceptional flooding. This is twice the average total rainfall for July and rainfall of this magnitude a 1 in 1000 years event. All local watercourses responded to the rainfall. The rainfall caused a number of landslips onto roads and a bridge suffered serious damage, as well as flooding to farmland within specific areas of North Yorkshire. Initial reports are 30 confirmed flooded properties and up to 90 properties potentially flooded. The Fire and Rescue Service effected 6 water rescues.
Last updated 20 May 2020 + show all updates
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The Farming Recovery Fund 2019: Wainfleet and North Yorkshire closed on 31 March 2020.
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