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Thread #102813 Message #2108992
Posted By: autolycus
23-Jul-07 - 02:06 AM
Thread Name: BS: Everyone ok? (Floods UK)
Subject: RE: BS: Everyone ok? (Floods UK)
Water treatment works also getting flooded.
There's also a drought developing in some parts a) cor treatment works and pumping stations out, b) cos there's been a run on bottled water (not to mention basic foods.
Oxford and Abingdon being warned of surge to come.
A draft of the housiong green paper from the government seems to be rejecting a ban on house-building in flood plains as "not realistic".
no doubt there's be a relief on the system if no-one was allowed to own more than one home. Then you wouldn't need to build so many more.
Ivor