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Climate change: Watchdog’s flooding response ‘fell short’
Last winter’s powerful ทางเข้า slotxo storms and flooding stretched Wales’ environment watchdog so much that its response “fell short” in areas.
A Natural Resources Wales (NRW) review found there were staffing and equipment problems and missing flood warnings.
Its chief executive said a “seismic shift” was needed in how Wales manages flood risk and called for more funding.
The Welsh Government said it would continue to work with all partners to reduce the risk from flooding.
Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge in early 2020 led to record rainfall and river flows across Wales and the most widespread flooding seen since 1979.
There were 3,130 properties affected in what would later be confirmed by the Met Office as the wettest February on record and the fifth wettest month since records began in 1862.
NRW issued a record 242 flood alerts, 181 warnings and six severe flood warnings.
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