Flooding threatens 6.3 million homes

A new survey from the Environment Agency suggests one in four properties in England are in areas at risk of flooding and could become ‘overwhelmed’ from a combination of rivers, the sea or surface water.

The Environment Agency surveyed 25 million homes in England to assess their flood risk. It believes 4.6 million properties are in danger of flooding from surface water, an increase of 43% from its previous assessment in 2018. Surface water is rainwater that fails to drain away, either because of heavy rainfall, saturated ground, or overwhelmed drainage systems and leads to flash flooding that can occur in just minutes.

While the report suggests 6.3 million homes currently face flooding risks, climate change could increase the total number to around 8 million by 2050.

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