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  1. Published on: 07/11/2016 06:57 AMReported by: roving-eye
    Environment Agency launches Flood Awareness Campaign.



    75% of 18-24 year olds haven’t checked if they are at risk of flooding in the last year.

    Over 100,000 young people live in an area at risk of flooding
    1 in 6 properties in England is at risk of flooding

    Young people between 18 and 24 are leaving themselves vulnerable to the devastating effects of flooding, according to new figures released today by the Environment Agency.

    Just 1 in 4 people in this age group – many of whom move frequently and rent – know if they live in an area at risk of flooding, potentially putting their lives at risk.

    Around 105,000 young people live in areas at medium or high risk of flooding – a fifth of the total population in those areas – but almost half said that they would not know what to do in response to a flood warning.

    And while young people are the age group least aware of their risk, over two thirds (67%) of British adults haven’t checked if their home is at risk of flooding in the last 12 months, despite last winter’s extensive flooding.

    With 1 in 6 properties in England at risk of flooding, the Environment Agency is urging everyone to prepare for winter by checking online if they are at risk of flooding, and signing up to free flood warnings.

    Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, said:

    Flooding is an ever present risk and everyone has a part to play in protecting themselves. You can find out if you are at risk online, and sign up to free flood warnings, which provide vital time for people to get themselves, their loved ones and their possessions out of harm’s way. Simple actions such as moving possessions upstairs before a flood can save an average of £6000 in damages, so the notice that a flood warning can give is really important.

    Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey, Floods Minister, said:

    Flooding can be absolutely devastating and that’s why we’re investing a record £2.5bn on flood defences around the country to provide better protection to an additional 300,000 homes by 2021.

    But we all need to be prepared and, if the worst happens, the most important thing is people stay safe. That’s why I’m asking everyone to check their flood risk, sign up for free warnings and make easy changes, like storing valuables in a safe, dry place.

    The YouGov survey, conducted for the Environment Agency, also found that:

    Twice as many men as women had checked their flood risk in the last year specifically in preparation for winter
    People in the south of England are twice as likely to have checked their flood risk specifically in preparation for winter as people in the north
    People living in London are more likely to have checked their flood risk than any other region in England
    Twice as many people have prepared for winter by stockpiling food than checking their flood risk
    People are more than 7 times as likely to have prepared for winter by buying a hat, coat or umbrella, than checking their flood risk
    The Environment Agency is spending more than £2.5billion to build flood schemes around the country, which will better protect 300,000 homes by 2021. Ahead of this winter it has also invested in more temporary flood barriers and high volume pumps which can be deployed at short notice right across the country – further improving the Environment Agency’s rapid flood response.

    Check your flood risk here: https://www.gov.uk/check-flood-risk

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  3. Ceam says:07/11/2016 01:35 PM
    That's one amazing stat. I wonder who's money was wasted finding that out. In other news, 75% of people over the age of 25 don't have a clue if they are in a flood area either.

  4. G Rattray says:08/11/2016 09:11 AM
    I see no point in the Environment Agencies post except if it is to distract residents from its recent failures and this winters coming expected failures.

    Burscough Flooding Group know Burscough's long term flooding problems are becoming worse through the greed of United Utilities, along with secrecy, duplicity and shirking of responsibility by the Environment Agency, Lancashire County Council and West Lancashire Borough Council. Who all co-operate with each other for their own narrow interests, whilst collectively withholding information from the public in order to shield each other from blame for their many failures.

    It has become so bad here that if you want to know where the next new flood risk will occur then you should look on the planning portal, because for many years everything built in Burscough either floods itself (sometimes during construction like the Ainscough Mill development then regularly for life) or like Booths causes monthly flooding nearby downstream in Lordsgate Lane.

    Unless continuing failures, like the great many in Burscough for example, are addressed and the agencies again start working in the public interest first (not last) we will continue to be flooded from overflowing sewers, watercourses and by groundwater on a regular basis and, no doubt, those agencies and Minsters will continue to patronise flood victims and those at risk from flooding who are definitely not to blame for the problems.

    Gavin Rattray - Secretary Burscough Flooding Group


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