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West Berkshire Council urges residents to prepare for flooding

Posted on November 1, 2024 by ecwlarcombe
Extract from BBC News 28-10-2024

People need to do what they can to prepare for predicted flooding this winter, a council has said.

Councillors on West Berkshire District Council have warned the flooding could be worse than last year.  According to the council this summer was the third wettest in Berkshire since 1918.

Newbury resident Angela Jordan, who was first affected by flooding in 2014 and again this year in January, she said she was “not confident” the county was ready “if the worst does come”.

The complete report can be found here

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