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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helena Horton Environment reporter

UK floods – and deaths – will keep rising without proper defences and conservation

A flooded property with a 'for sale' sign
A home is surrounded by flood water from the River Severn in Ironbridge. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

Large areas of England are submerged under murky flood water, with homes damaged, farm crops rotting, and rail routes and roads unusable.

The UK is a rainy country, and some parts of it are quite used to regular floods, but the situation is worsening. Global climate breakdown caused by the burning of fossil fuels is causing more unpredictable and extreme weather events and the domestic infrastructure is underfunded and cannot cope sufficiently.

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