Flood defences 'lack maintenance'
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Homes and businesses in England could be put at risk because flood defences need more work, a watchdog warns.
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There are warnings of further flooding in central and southern England as river levels continue to rise.
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The government insists that it will do what it can to support areas of England devastated by flooding.
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People in the Cornish village of Boscastle are trying to protect their properties from flooding.
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Racecourse operator Arena Leisure is not sure when it will reopen its flood-damaged Southwell track.
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The defence secretary responds to claims ministers have not done enough for injured troops.
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Eleven families are still unable to move back into their homes, 30 months after the floods which hit Carlisle in 2005.
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Government announces grants to help local authorities affected by recent floods.
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Parts of the UK are at a "serious" risk of flooding on Sunday, according to the Environment Agency.
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ENGINEERS were last night battling to stop a dam bursting and destroying hundreds of homes.   Some 700 people were evacuated after two cracks appeared in the structure, which holds back 100 million tonnes of water.
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Parts of England and Wales are likely to be hit by further heavy downpours following Friday's flooding.
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Britain is mulling a second flood barrier for the River Thames in London, amid fears that current defences are inadequate, the environment minister said in a newspaper interview to be published Sunday.
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A public funding watchdog criticises the government's financial response to the summer's floods.
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Most schools hit by England's floods are re-opening on time, but 21 are not, the government said.
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Large parts of New Orleans are still at risk of floods nearly  two years after Katrina, a US Army report says.
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By David Usborne  After nearly two years of work fixing New Orleans' flood protection network in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Army Corps of Engineers has revealed that significant areas of the city remain vulnerable to inundation in the event of another large storm.
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Flooding killed 700 in 2001, but has claimed fewer than 10 lives this year, thanks to extensive preparations.