DID YOU KNOW?
Approximately 170,000
properties in Wales are at
risk of flooding.
Afon Adda Flood Defence
We cannot always stop the sea and rivers from flooding,
Looking ahead
but we can tell you when it’s likely to happen. Last
year, another 10,500 properties signed up to Floodline
So you have as much time as possible to act in the event of
Warnings Direct, our free service that provides flood
a flood, we want all properties in areas at risk to sign up to
warnings direct to you by telephone, mobile, email, SMS
Floodline Warnings Direct.
text message and fax. Now almost 50,000 properties
in Wales have registered. We also took our flood Work has already started on new flood defences at Dyffryn
awareness roadshow to Broughton, Dolgellau and
Conwy, Tregaron and Valley Tidal Doors in Anglesey to protect
Ystradgynlais to highlight the need for households to
another 292 properties. We are implementing lessons we
take action in the event of a flood.
have learnt from recent flooding across South East Wales
and England.
Our new £8.3 million Afon Adda flood defence scheme
reduces the risk of flooding to 469 homes and
Properties benefiting from reduced flooding since 2003
businesses in Bangor.
During a major flooding incident in South East Wales
in September 2008 we were part of the emergency
response team working alongside Local Authorities,
Emergency Services and the Welsh Assembly
Government to coordinate the relief and rescue efforts
of the people affected.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Rivers are already flooding
three times more often than 70 years ago.
Cymraeg
Environment Agency Wales Annual Review 2008/9
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