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UK: Leeds flooding devastation was a ‘preventable disaster’

Source(s): Yorkshire Evening Post
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The leader of Leeds City Council said residents and business owners hit by the floods have a right to be angry after funding cuts led to a “preventable disaster”, reports Yorkshire Evening Post.

Councillor Judith Blake said the Government needs to act now to stop what she sees as a north-south gap in support for prevention schemes.

Councillor Blake said a flood prevention scheme for the city was ditched by the Government in 2011. “We have known since 2007 that the city is vulnerable. We put a scheme in place for the whole of the river Aire but the government gave back word on that funding.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Early warning Disaster risk management
Country and region United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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