Communities in Shropshire are being urged to prepare for flooding this winter with the Environment Agency warning of “ignoring the danger at your own peril”.
144,000 homes across the West Midlands are at risk of flooding this winter, according to the Environment AgencyThe figure includes 54,663 properties at risk in Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, while 89,330 properties are at risk of flooding in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands.
Looking ahead to this winter, although the Met Office says the chance of wet and windy weather increases as we go through the season, unexpected flooding could occur at any time and communities are being warned not to be complacent following this summer’s dry weather. Ian Jones, Environment Agency area flood and coastal risk manager for the West Midlands, said: “We are seeing the impacts of climate change through wetter winters and drier summers.
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