Kim Jong-un visits flood-hit North Korean village

Kim Jong-un visits flood-hit North Korean village in a luxury SUV wearing a bright white suit as locals flock to see him North Korea has suffered serious flooding in areas near their southern border Kim Jong un took a rare trip out of the capital Pyongyang to inspect the damage North Korean state media released … Read more

Flood-hit regions to be given £5billion to bolster their defences in next week’s budget 

Flood-hit regions to be given £5billion to bolster their defences in next week’s budget 336,000 properties in England to benefit from £5.2billion for flood defences Comes after large parts of Britain were left underwater after winter drenching  Rishi Sunak also pledged to announced funding for NHS to combat coronavirus  By Glen Owen for The Mail … Read more

Fourth storm in successive weekends strikes Britain as 70mph Storm Jorge batters flood-hit towns

Flood-hit towns took another severe battering yesterday as February was declared the wettest on record. Storm Jorge was the latest in a series which have struck the UK, bringing heavy downpours, 70 mph gales and snow. More than 300 flood warnings and alerts were in place across England and Wales yesterday. And today there are … Read more

UK weather: Police call for ‘immediate evacuation’ of flood-hit Ironbridge in Shropshire

Flood-hit residents were today urged by police to evacuate their homes ‘immediately’ after temporary barriers were overwhelmed in a historic Shropshire town. Officers told people in Ironbridge to leave their properties and businesses as soon as possible as the force of the swollen River Severn forced flood defences backwards, although they managed to hold. More … Read more