Electricity substation closes due to flooding

At the time of going to press, approximately 40,000 homes had lost power in Gloucester after an elec...

At the time of going to press, approximately 40,000 homes had lost power in Gloucester after an electricity substation was closed due to flooding; and, with the wet weather set to continue, it looks like the situation will deteriorate further for many UK homeowners.

While insurers and brokers are doing a sterling job in terms of dealing with the multiple claims from their waterlogged clients, Environment Agency chief executive Baroness Young stated that £1bn a year was needed to improve flood

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