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T_i_B

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6. Sheffield has done a lot of work improving flood defences

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 07:01 AM

Nov 2019

This pushed a lot of floodwater down stream to Rotherham and Doncaster which have hit harder by the floods.

Thing is, this sort of flooding is meant to be once every 150 years and it's now happened twice in 12 years.

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Boris Johnson accused of 'outrageous' lack of concern about floods [View all] Denzil_DC Nov 2019 OP

Bolshoi Boris's one and only concern, much like Trump's ...... Firestorm49 Nov 2019 #1

It was an odd choice T_i_B Nov 2019 #2

The difficult questions and some choice home truths came today: Denzil_DC Nov 2019 #3

Council leaders demand huge funding rise after floods Denzil_DC Nov 2019 #4

Sheffield has done a lot of work improving flood defences T_i_B Nov 2019 #6

The article does mention some of the mitigation projects. Denzil_DC Nov 2019 #7

Meanwhile ... Denzil_DC Nov 2019 #5

In the case of Sheffield.... T_i_B Nov 2019 #8