MPs like Kemi Badenoch who want to stop the drive for net zero need to explain to those whose homes have been flooded during Storm Bert why they think climate action is a luxury. These storms are increasingly driven by climate breakdown. We need to act faster, not drag our feet.
Wales co-leader Adrian Ramsay linked the storm to climate change, saying “[politicians] who want to stop the drive for net zero need to explain to those whose homes have been flooded during Storm Bert why they think climate action is a luxury
There is still one severe flood warning, 125 flood warnings and 151 flood alerts in place in England. There are six flood warnings and 18 flood alerts in effect in Wales, and two flood alerts and three flood warnings in place in Scotland.
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The MP for North Herefordshire posted to social media to say she was “very concerned by the flooding caused by Storm Bert.”
Wales to offer addition support if it is needed, according to environment secretary Steve Reed.
PA Media quotes him saying:
The government has set up a Floods Resilience Taskforce and that is to make sure that the agencies on the ground in areas that are affected by flooding, as we’ve seen this weekend, are able to offer whatever support they can to those people. It’s important that that is done.
The prime minister has spoken to the first minister of Wales and has offered additional support if they need it in Wales.
So far, they haven’t said that they need that. But we stand ready to offer whatever further support we can to those parts of Wales that have been the very hardest hit by the floods.
He said that “as a result of the previous government, we have flood defences that are in their worst condition on record,” adding “because of climate change, we’re getting severe weather events much more frequently. That can mean droughts in the summer, but it means floods and storms in the winter.”
who said:
Very quickly it turned into mud and stuff and nasty bits all over the place and at that point we decided it was not a good idea to open the front door. So we didn’t.
It was horrible. It really was horrible. Very quickly. More than anything else it was the speed at which it all happened. So much rain so quickly that it just overwhelmed us.
Cwmtillery is just to the south of the Bannau Brycheiniog national park (formerly known as the Brecon Beacons), to the east of Merthyr Tydfil.
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MPs like Kemi Badenoch who want to stop the drive for net zero need to explain to those whose homes have been flooded during Storm Bert why they think climate action is a luxury. These storms are increasingly driven by climate breakdown. We need to act faster, not drag our feet.
in place.
Wales has seven flood warnings and 19 flood alerts.
Scotland has two flood alerts and three flood warnings.
Flood warnings are not currently issued for Northern Ireland.
has spoken to Becky Lyons who runs a pet shop there, which is under water.
She said “It’s reached my storage area, so all the stock ready for Christmas, it’s a bit disheartening to say the least. I feel a bit empty and numb. I’ve put everything into this shop. Customers and people in the high street said they will come and help us clear out when we can get in. We have such a great community spirit.”
Wales have been experiencing severe travel disruption due to flooding.
Linda from Manchester who had been visiting York with family – one of whom is partially disabled, described the travel chaos caused by the weather at Leeds station on Sunday night, following their 9pm train being cancelled.
“A little panic set in but we managed to get to Leeds by 10.30pm and found it chaotic. The last train back was moved to two different platforms which had us running up and down stairs and lifts only for it to then be delayed and finally cancelled.
“By 11pm platform 11D in Leeds was heaving. Staff said they’d organise transport and herded us to the concourse – there was lots of confusion. Outside, a steady flow of taxis wound their way through cordoned off sections of highway with no-one knowing which was for whom. We eventually got one, getting home at 1.20am.”
Lucy, 19, who is a PPE student at the University of Oxford is stuck in Bristol after visiting a friend on the weekend. Her and two friends Fred and Livia tried to get a train back to Oxford at 6pm but it was cancelled. They then booked an Uber but only managed to get to the outskirts of Bristol before turning back due to flooded roads.
“Luckily we could stay overnight with our friend Anna but it meant there were four of us in one room. I ended up on the floor – thankfully I had a sleeping bag. Two of us have compulsory tutorials today that we will have to miss. Some tutors can be understanding and others believe you shouldn’t leave uni during term time. Thankfully the tutor of the tutorial I’ll be missing is quite understanding. We’re getting an Uber now as it looks like the roads are OK but it’s going to cost about £100.”
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Source: theguardian.com
