Special Report: Midlands Facing a Flooding Nightmare ; Region to Be Hit More Often Damage to Cost Pounds 1.4m a Year
Sunday Mercury › August 23, 2004
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THE Midlands could soon be hit by FIVE times as many floods - costing residents as much as pounds 1.4 million a year in damage to homes and businesses. A shock government report, published by the Office of Science and Technology, gives a chilling picture of how global warming will eventually affect the lives of around 600,000 people living within the region's flood plains.
The current number of Midlanders affected by floods is 350,000.See the full content of this document
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Special Report: Midlands Facing a Flooding Nightmare ; Region to Be Hit More Often Damage to Cost Pounds 1.4m a Year
Worcestershire and the south Midlands were highlighted as being most at risk. But even Birmingham could suffer with destructive washouts in the future...
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