PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Flood Control (5 December 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether temporary flood barriers, mobile water pumps and incident command vehicles were deployed during Storm Angus.
Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)
Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)
Answer
Storm Angus brought widespread heavy rainfall to many parts of the country, particularly across the South West and North East. During the storm the Environment Agency deployed 94m of temporary flood barriers and 2 small mobile water pumps. No incident command vehicles were deployed.
1,095 staff were deployed to respond to the flooding and support affected communities. 139 Flood Warnings and 1 Severe Flood Warning were also issued.
Answered by:
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
8 December 2016
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