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GCHQ 'disrupted' in summer floods GCHQ 'disrupted' in summer floods
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Britain's secret electronic intelligence agency, GCHQ, experienced "significant disruption" because of the floods last summer, a report said.Britain's secret electronic intelligence agency, GCHQ, experienced "significant disruption" because of the floods last summer, a report said.
Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said the Gloucestershire floods caused "severe problems".Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee said the Gloucestershire floods caused "severe problems".
GCHQ kept its most important operations going - but the committee said the disruption could have been more severe if the flooding had worsened.GCHQ kept its most important operations going - but the committee said the disruption could have been more severe if the flooding had worsened.
The report says continuity arrangements at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ will be reviewed.The report says continuity arrangements at MI5, MI6 and GCHQ will be reviewed.
"The summer floods in the Gloucestershire region caused significant disruption to GCHQ and its staff," the committee said in its annual report.
Staff and management at the agency were commended for their "tenacity and dedication" during the "difficult period".