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Environment Agency launches campaign to highlight the impact flood damage has on mental health, advising people on the importance of signing up to flood alerts.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency Coastal Futures 2020, Royal Geographical Society, London
The Environment Agency says that after re-assessing a flood scheme in York a section of road will need to be closed, but for six months less than planned.
Today (10 January 2020) marks the start of work on an innovative £40 million project to upgrade vital flood defences in Great Yarmouth.
Support is available for farmers in parts of South Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and the Midlands through the Farming Recovery Fund
A year-long project to reinvigorate a Suffolk river and increase the fish population has been completed.
Communities in England are urged to check their flood risk and sign up to flood warnings as ground water and river levels remain high.
The EA is urging communities in England to remain vigilant as minor river and surface water flooding impacts are possible across parts of England
Don’t drive through floodwater – stay away from swollen rivers.
Surface water flooding and rise in river levels possible, along with disruption to travel.
The flood defence scheme came one step closer today with a major milestone being met in the form of a Transport Works Act Order (TWAO) submission.
Environment Agency teams are working to repair banks and defences damaged by more than twice the average autumn rainfall.
The Environment Agency will carry out surveys and investigation works from 18 November 2019 to March 2020.
Update on current flooding situation and how the government is responding.
The reminder comes as flood water is discharged out to sea.
Environment Agency teams continue to work around the clock to protect people and properties from flooding but, as the flood risk reduces, the focus is increasingly moving to assisting the recovery of affected communities.
Flood-hit homes and businesses will be able to receive up to £5,000 to help protect them from future flooding.
The Environment Agency is urging communities in England to remain vigilant against the threat of flooding with 79 Flood Warnings – meaning flooding is expected – and 108 Flood Alerts – meaning flooding is possible - (as at 1…
The Environment Agency is urging communities in England to remain vigilant against the threat of flooding with 107 Flood Warnings – meaning flooding is expected – and 149 Flood Alerts – meaning flooding is possible - (as at …
Environment Agency teams, assisted by the military and emergency services, continue to work 24/7 to reduce the water levels in flood-hit communities, including Fishlake, and prepare them for further possible flood impacts to…
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