Environment Agency sets out long-term plan for making at-risk areas in England more flood resilient

The severe floods that hit parts of the country in February this year devastated many communities.

People lost their homes and in some cases their livelihoods.

Today, the Environment Agency set out its long-term plan for making at-risk areas in England more flood resilient, as extreme weather becomes increasingly common.

But, as well as building defences, the strategy places a greater emphasis on natural flood management.