Natural flood protection defends homes against Storm Angus

Success of natural measures in Bossington coincided with revelation that such schemes receive no government fundingNatural flood defences, such as allowing trees to fall into rivers, have protected homes in Somerset from the torrential rain brought by Storm Angus. The success came as it was revealed that natural ways of cutting flood risk have no current government funding, despite ministers repeatedly backing the idea.Heavy rains saw the rivers above the village of Bossington rise rapidly on Mo