2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods

Autumn and winter floods, 2019-20

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Physical geography, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Water in Wales, Flood control, Water, Flood, Nature, 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods

House of Commons Library

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  • House of Commons Library

    This is a House of Commons Library briefing paper on the serious flooding that occurred in the UK during the autumn and winter of 2019-20.

  • In the autumn and winter of 2019-20, heavy rainfall and storms led to flooding in various parts of the UK.
  • The Environment Agency said in March 2020 that 127,000 properties had been protected by flood defences over the course of the winter.
  • This paper provides an outline of the flood events in the autumn and winter of 2019-20 in the context of earlier extreme weather, and refers to some initial assessments of the impact of the flooding.