Floody disgrace
Daily Star|January 16, 2021
SNOW TO SHOW DEFENCE FAILURE
JERRY LAWTON
Floody disgrace

MORE than half of Britain’s damaged flood defences have not been fixed since last winter as rain and snow batter the UK.

Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan said that of the 610 defences damaged at the end of 2019, just 262 had been mended.

In 189 cases, temporary fixes or contingency plans were being used instead, while in 159 cases damage was minor so repairs were not thought to be urgent.

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