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Pagham's new flood defences to be rebuilt | Pagham's new flood defences to be rebuilt |
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Flood defences finished less than three weeks ago will have to be rebuilt after they were breached in heavy storms. | Flood defences finished less than three weeks ago will have to be rebuilt after they were breached in heavy storms. |
Sections of the £600,000 shingle and boulder barrier at Pagham, West Sussex, have collapsed in the last week. | Sections of the £600,000 shingle and boulder barrier at Pagham, West Sussex, have collapsed in the last week. |
Allen Miller, whose garden opens on to the beach, said he could not sleep at night for worrying about what would happen to his home. | Allen Miller, whose garden opens on to the beach, said he could not sleep at night for worrying about what would happen to his home. |
Arun councillor Paul Dendle said that if the revetment had not been there, homes would have been severely damaged. | Arun councillor Paul Dendle said that if the revetment had not been there, homes would have been severely damaged. |
The flood defence was built by Arun District Council and paid for by several different organisations. | The flood defence was built by Arun District Council and paid for by several different organisations. |
"Of course, we need to do remedial work and we need to get it back," Mr Dendle said. | "Of course, we need to do remedial work and we need to get it back," Mr Dendle said. |
"Contractors are going back on site this morning. | "Contractors are going back on site this morning. |
"These defences were only completed on 19 December and they were tested for the first time by a one-in-30-years event." | "These defences were only completed on 19 December and they were tested for the first time by a one-in-30-years event." |
Mr Miller said the new defences finished half-way across the front of his property, which was now directly in the path of the waves. | Mr Miller said the new defences finished half-way across the front of his property, which was now directly in the path of the waves. |
"When we first moved here 11-and-a-half years ago it was a lovely place to be but it has got extremely dangerous now." | "When we first moved here 11-and-a-half years ago it was a lovely place to be but it has got extremely dangerous now." |
Resident Di Wilson said it had been a very stressful fortnight. | Resident Di Wilson said it had been a very stressful fortnight. |
"The revetment is not doing its job. The stream of water that comes through is terrific," she said. | "The revetment is not doing its job. The stream of water that comes through is terrific," she said. |
Mr Dendle said all the agencies involved had agreed the revetment was the correct defence. | Mr Dendle said all the agencies involved had agreed the revetment was the correct defence. |
Another solution, cutting through a growing spit at sea, would cost "a tremendous amount of money". | Another solution, cutting through a growing spit at sea, would cost "a tremendous amount of money". |
"It is very easy in hindsight to say you should have done something differently but I think we have done a job to protect the community," he said. | "It is very easy in hindsight to say you should have done something differently but I think we have done a job to protect the community," he said. |
Arun District Council said in a statement the revetment suffered minor damage. | |
It said it would consult the Environment Agency and English Nature about possible options for any future works and assess sources of funding. |