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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Pol Allingham

Flood victims need single national line to expert help, MPs say

Flooding at a caravan park near Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire in January 2025 (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Archive)

Flood victims need a single national line to expert help, MPs said after a report warned many communities do not know who is responsible for managing flood risk in their area.

Public awareness of flood risk is “dangerously low”, the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said, with “lives and livelihoods” further endangered by people not understanding how to respond to warnings or protect their homes.

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