Thousands More Face Flood Risk, Ministers Told

A further 240,000 households could be at risk of flood damage in the UK within 20 years, according to a leaked report given to ministers just days before Cumbria was inundated. More frequent extreme weather events combined with less investment in defences would put many more properties in danger by 2035, the document warned. Details of the report, drawn up in November by the Association of Drainage Authorities, were published by The Observer as parts of the UK prepared for more heavy rain.