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2022-03-29 | |
发布年 | 2022 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Home improvements to better protect Allesley homes from floodingThe Environment Agency has started work to install property flood resilience measures to more than 30 homes in Allesley, Coventry. The home improvements will see flood protection measures, such as new doors and flood-adapted air bricks to minimise flood damage, installed in the Washbrook Lane and Butt Lane areas. This work is part of the wider Allesley Flood Risk Management Scheme which is enabled by funding secured by the Environment Agency, Coventry City Council and the Regional Flood & Coastal Committee. Charles Chandler, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager from the Environment Agency said:
Rita and Raymond Taylor are among the residents who have benefited from the measures. The couple have lived in the area for more than 50 years and moved into their bungalow in the area 16 years ago. Their home has flooded twice in the past 10 years. Rita, who is celebrating her 80th birthday soon, said:
Cllr Patricia Hetherton, cabinet member for city services at Coventry City Council said:
The area has been affected on several occasions when the nearby River Sherbourne has flooded. Flooding has occurred in 2007, 2008, 2012 and 2016, with June to September 2007 being one of the wettest June to September periods on record in the Coventry area. The Environment Agency is also working with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust to help reduce the risk of flooding in the area through Natural Flood Management (NFM) techniques. These include building ‘leaky barriers’, planting trees, gapping up hedges and creating new pools. This investment forms part of the Government’s £5.2 billion investment in flood and coastal erosion risk management in England over the next six years. This long-term commitment will better protect hundreds of thousands of properties, including homes, businesses, schools and hospitals. This record investment will help the nation ‘build back better’ by making properties more resilient to flooding, and ‘build back greener’ by working with nature to make us more resilient to climate change. Members of the public can sign up for free flood warnings and ensure they know what to do in case of flooding. You can check your flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation at GOV.UK, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or follow @EnvAgencyMids on Twitter for the latest flood updates. If you are experiencing flooding, you should report this to our free 24-hour incident hotline: 0800 80 70 60 to allow us to assess the situation and respond appropriately. Notes to editors
Published 29 March 2022
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/349588 |
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