The Chief Executive of the Environment Agency is warning that the number of properties on flood plains could almost double over the next 50 years and says some communities may need to relocate out of harm’s way in the face of growing impacts of climate change.

The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a statement to clarify the current ongoing uncertainty surrounding the stalled £4 million Arundel flood defence scheme in West Sussex and problems with obtaining additional funding.

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency has launched a robust defence of the Agency’s flood defence work in response to two separate articles in The Times and The Telegraph newspapers published on Tuesday 18^th February.

The Environment Agency is warning of the threat of further significant flooding for Northern England # as river level records across the country are broken .

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has today criticised the “shambles” of Boris Johnson’s flooding response, accusing the Prime Minister of “absolutely zero leadership”, saying he should be “ashamed” of the government’s failure to plan for floods in the long-term.