BRE- Britain under water

bre Britain under water: The facts and figures Flooding conference: Britain under water 20th March 2014 BRE, Watford £112.50 per person #britainunderwater Book online now: http://bit.ly/1hDzVyi Top five wettest years in the UK 2000 1,337.3mm 2012 1,330.7mm 1954 1,309.1 mm 2008 1,295.0mm 2002 1,283.7mm Source: Met Office Properties 5,000,000 properties in England are at risk of flooding January 640 properties in England flooded in the first two weeks of January 2014 .that's nearly 1 in 6 Sources: Defra, The Environment Agency In 2012 More than 200,000 warnings were sent to households and businesses in England and Wales 8,000 properties in England and Wales were flooded Source: The Environment Agency Financial costs £3 Billion £272 Million £174 Million Carlisle Summer Floods Cumbria 2005 2007 2009 Insurer £1.5 Billion £4.5 Billion Costs 1990-2000 2000-2010 Source: Association of British Insurers (ABI) Risk Projected values of people facing flood risk without adequate investment in flood defences. 840,000 people 500,000 people 2013 2035 Source: Association of British Insurers (ABI) History of Government action 2007 2009 2010 2013 The Pitt Flood risk The flood and water Flood maps review regulations management act © Copyright Building Research Establishment Ltd 2014