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UK floods: images from space
In recent days, a few amazing images have been released by Nasa that show the scale of the flooding and one of the storms that caused it.
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Dredging begins on the Somerset Levels, where thousands of acres of land were submerged during storms and heavy rain.
The chair of the UK Statistics Authority has added his voice to growing doubt over the government’s use of statistics on flood defence spending.
Environmental experts say the damage caused by the recent flooding could have been prevented if the correct water management techniques had been used.
In recent days, a few amazing images have been released by Nasa that show the scale of the flooding and one of the storms that caused it.
As insurance company chiefs meet ministers in Downing Street to discuss their response to the flood crisis, a spokesman for the insurers says it is “too early” to say what will happen to premiums.
Check out the Channel 4 News infographic mapping the UK floods in numbers.
Channel 4 News has been wading into floodwater across the country to bring you the latest headlines – and the occasional mad moment.
Channel 4 News can reveal that Dutch emergency flood relief has been turned down because British authorities said it was not needed.
We’ve heard about the sandbag stealers and the communities abandoned. But what about the stars of the storm? Channel 4 News lifts the lid on the misery and seeks out the heroes of the floods.
Channel 4 News’ science unit wanted to look at the floods from a different angle. So they hired a drone. What happened next? Kamali Melbourne was there.
Ground water flooding is continuing to cause havoc to people’s homes. Channel 4 News captures the devastation with a drone camera.
Britain is hit with weather chaos, with the west of the UK experiencing winds of over 100mph and more heavy rain raising the risk of flooding. Police confirm the fatality of one man.
“What lies beneath” is quickly becoming “what lies above”, as the UK floods bring new problems – including groundwater rising through the earth, bringing with it sewage.
From the sandbagged in Surrey to the Somerset evacuees: victims of the floods are documenting the worst of the storms.
Hydrology expert Andrew McKenzie braves the floods (without waders) to tell Channel 4 News that the floods are “quite probably” caused by climate change.