Devastating floods happen here too. Environment Agency launches campaign to tackle flood apathy

02/11/2005

The Environment Agency is warning that too many people are ignoring the risk of flooding in this country. New research has revealed alarming levels of complacency among households at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea despite the increasing frequency of flooding at home and abroad. Barbara Young Chief Executive of the Environment Agency said: Although we're unlikely to see flooding in the UK like that caused by the Boxing Day tsunami and Hurricane Katrina there is still a significant flood threat here from extreme rainfall and coastal surges.