Environment Agency warns millions unaware of flood risk

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 12:10 · Archive

More than two million people in England do not know their properties face flooding risk as wet winter weather approaches.

More than two million people in England are unaware that their properties face flooding risk, according to the Environment Agency. This represents about a third of the six million people at risk of flooding nationwide.

Experts predict the next three months will be wetter and windier than usual. This heightened risk is attributed to a combination of large-scale weather patterns and what forecasters describe as the 'subtle' impact of a supercharged El Niño. The Met Office has highlighted the increased potential for wet, windy and stormy weather during the period.

The Environment Agency is urging homeowners to check whether they are at risk and to prepare accordingly. The warning comes as the UK braces for a challenging winter weather season ahead.

How it is being reported

• Met Office shares its El Niño outlook which points to increased UK flood riskThe Met Office says there is heightened potential for wet, windy and stormy weather and flooding this autumn — which forecasters say is in part due to the El Niño phenomenonThe Mirror · 30 Sept, 22:27
• Homeowners in England urged to check flood risk: ‘A third of people don’t realise’Environment Agency warns residents of 6m properties to prepare for a wet and windy three months ahead More than two million people in England are unaware their properties are at risk of flooding, as the UK braces for a wet and stormy start to the winter, according to the Environment Agency. Experts say the next three months are more likely than usual to be wet and windy – due to a combination of large-scale weather patterns and the “subtle” impact of a supercharged El Niño – increasing the risk of flooding. Continue reading...Guardian Business · 30 Sept, 14:50
• Six key items millions will be told to prepare for El Niño flood riskResearch by the Environment Agency suggests that around a third of people at risk of flooding in England do not know they areThe i Paper · 30 Sept, 14:30

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