United Kingdom

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Thu Feb 7, 2013, 06:23 AM Feb 2013

Construction to start on 93 new flood defences

Construction is to start on 93 new flood defences this year to improve protection for more than 64,000 homes, the government has said.

It added that there was extra funding for projects to unlock economic growth.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said that new defences in Exeter, for example, would create more than 1,000 jobs and protect businesses employing 4,700 people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21364056

1 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Construction to start on 93 new flood defences (Original Post) dipsydoodle Feb 2013 OP

In other news, Insurance companies to send letter to 15,000,000 Floridians stating that while they 2on2u Feb 2013 #1

2on2u

(1,843 posts)

1. In other news, Insurance companies to send letter to 15,000,000 Floridians stating that while they

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:14 AM

Feb 2013

have flood coverage, their policies do not cover rising sea levels, cuz the insco's do not consider elevated sea levels to be a flood condition. Losses are estimated at a number that cannot be written.

They consider them to be a deliberate act by default due to lack of action on the main players parts.

Reply to this discussion