Main image: A fireman adjusts a hose in front of a house with a visible mark on its wall of where the flood level reached during the cleanup after storm Dennis in Crickhowell, Wales, February 17 2020. EPA-EFE/DIMITRIS LEGAKIS
Housebuilding ban on floodplains isn't enough – flood-prone communities should take back control
As thousands of homes across the UK are affected by floods, Professor Hannah Cloke wades in with some harsh truths and good advice... "Perhaps flood risk should come to be seen like earthquake risk zones in other countries," she suggests.
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