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56 years ago today, 116 children were killed in the Aberfan Disaster. It remains a trauma from which south Wales Valleys towns have never truly…

Wild weather has caused many deaths and widespread destruction in Britain since 1950s

A FIRE brigade is urging people not to take risks in water amidst concerned about a potential influx of people getting into difficulty once lockdown measures are eased. As Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to set out his roadmap out of lockdown today, which will eventually lead to more people mixing outdoors, new figures show a record number of deaths and injuries were caused by water emergencies in Durham and Darlington last year. Home Office data shows that in Durham and Darlington, o...

The government is expected to take forward all twelve recommendations made in a landmark report on flood insurance, including four where local authorities will be required to play a significant role. In the independent review, commissioned by Whitehall in the aftermath of the 2019 South Yorkshire flooding, Aviva chief executive Amanda Blanc explored the extent to which people in the area were adequately protected by insurance. It has already led to a consultation, launched earlier this month, a...

ONE person died in Oxfordshire during flooding and other water emergencies, figures show.

A record number of deaths and injuries were caused by flooding and other water emergencies in West Yorkshire last year, figures show.

Pic: Ben Birchall/PA Wire MERSEYSIDE saw five deaths and injuries caused by flooding and other water emergencies last year, figures show. The Fire Brigades Union said the effects of climate change mean it is "no surprise" that flood deaths hit a record high across England, as it called on the Government to boost firefighters resources for such incidents. Home Office data shows that in Merseyside, five deaths or injuries occurred in incidents where firefighters were called to flooding or o...

FIREFIGHTERS in Herefordshire and Worcestershire saw 14 deaths and injuries caused by flooding and other water emergencies last year, figures show. The Fire Brigades Union said the effects of climate change mean it is "no surprise" that flood deaths hit a record high across England, as it called on the Government to boost firefighters resources for such incidents. Home Office data shows that in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, 14 deaths or injuries occurred in incidents where firefighter...

Bedfordshire saw three injuries caused by flooding and other water emergencies last year, new figures show. The Fire Brigades Union said the effects of climate change mean it is "no surprise" that flood injuries hit a record high across England, as it called on the Government to boost firefighters resources for such incidents. Home Office figures show there were three injuries in incidents where firefighters were called to flooding or water emergencies in Bedfordshire in 2019-20 – though ther...