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| Country 'ill-prepared' for floods | Country 'ill-prepared' for floods |
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| An independent review of flooding that damaged thousands of homes in England in the summer has concluded the country should have been better prepared. | |
| A preliminary report, to be published later, will call on the government and Environment Agency to take urgent action to prevent a repeat. | A preliminary report, to be published later, will call on the government and Environment Agency to take urgent action to prevent a repeat. |
| It is also expected to say the public should have acted more responsibly. | It is also expected to say the public should have acted more responsibly. |
| Yorkshire, Hull and Gloucestershire, where 140,000 homes were left without water, were among the areas worst hit. | Yorkshire, Hull and Gloucestershire, where 140,000 homes were left without water, were among the areas worst hit. |
| 'Warnings ignored' | 'Warnings ignored' |
| The report, led by Sir Michael Pitt, chairman of the South West Strategic Health Authority, looked at the lessons to be learnt from the floods and highlights a long list of failings. | The report, led by Sir Michael Pitt, chairman of the South West Strategic Health Authority, looked at the lessons to be learnt from the floods and highlights a long list of failings. |
| They include: | They include: |
| no national flood emergency plan | no national flood emergency plan |
| no clear responsibility for dealing with urban flooding | no clear responsibility for dealing with urban flooding |
| no systematic stockpiling of emergency equipment, such as boats. | no systematic stockpiling of emergency equipment, such as boats. |
| According to the report, the floods in June and July led to the biggest loss of critical infrastructure since World War II. | According to the report, the floods in June and July led to the biggest loss of critical infrastructure since World War II. |
| It will say flooding is only likely to get worse and society needs to adapt. | It will say flooding is only likely to get worse and society needs to adapt. |
| The public must be better prepared for such events and act responsibly, it will say, as too few signed up for flood warnings and some ignored warnings they were given. | The public must be better prepared for such events and act responsibly, it will say, as too few signed up for flood warnings and some ignored warnings they were given. |
| The final report is due for publication next summer. | The final report is due for publication next summer. |