Insurers tell government to spend more on flood defences

Nov. 7, 2006
An additional 130,000 homes in the east of England will be at risk of flooding if sea levels rise as anticipated, according to an Association of British Insurers (ABI) report. The government must spend £8 billion on coastal defences to avoid the massive cost of a major coastal flood, said the report. The ABI said a 40cm rise in sea …

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