Severe flood warnings in place in UK as Environment Agency warns of 'unknown extremes'
- 8 years ago
The UK's Environment Agency has put 27 severe flood warnings in place, along with 90 warnings and 84 alerts, as the country continues to experience unprecedented flooding across northern England.
The "severe" warning means there is a danger to life.
The EA's deputy chief executive David Rooke said Monday that there needs to be a "complete rethink" of the UK's flood defences, with improved warning systems and more resilient homes a necessity among "unknown extremes" of weather.
David Cameron is set to visit flood-hit regions during the course of Monday, where he will likely face questions around the government's funding of flood defences.
York, Manchester and Leeds have been badly affected by the floods and several rivers, including the Aire in Leeds, the Calder and the Ribble, have seen record levels over the past day, the BBC reports.
The "severe" warning means there is a danger to life.
The EA's deputy chief executive David Rooke said Monday that there needs to be a "complete rethink" of the UK's flood defences, with improved warning systems and more resilient homes a necessity among "unknown extremes" of weather.
David Cameron is set to visit flood-hit regions during the course of Monday, where he will likely face questions around the government's funding of flood defences.
York, Manchester and Leeds have been badly affected by the floods and several rivers, including the Aire in Leeds, the Calder and the Ribble, have seen record levels over the past day, the BBC reports.