N.Ireland
NIFRS rescues 30 sheep from field flooding in Co. Down
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) was called to the scene of a field flooding in Co. Down to...
Flooding
Environment
Storm Babet: EA 'working round the clock' to reduce flood risk
The Environment Agency has said it is “working round the clock” with its partners to help reduce the flood risk...
Rural Life
Video: Scottish farmers face 'unprecedented damage' after flooding
Extensive flooding over the weekend has caused significant damage to farmland in Scotland. President of the Scottish branch of the...
Agri-Business
Dam breach could turn Ukraine farmland into 'deserts'
The destruction of a dam in Ukraine could result in farmland in the south of the country turning into “deserts”,...
Agri-Business
Ukraine dam destruction: Sustained flooding to ‘disrupt farming’
Sustained flooding caused by the destruction of a dam in Ukraine will “disrupt farming activities, damage livestock and fisheries, and...
Environment
New Minecraft game to engage young people on farming and floods
A new Minecraft game launched last week aims to engage young people on flood risk, climate change, farming and biodiversity....
Rural Life
First communities to receive Frequently Flooded Allowance named
Minister with responsibility for floods, Rebecca Pow has today (Wednesday, April 5) announced the first communities to receive funding under...
Agri-Business
USDA outlines support for California farmers affected by floods
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has outlined a number of assistance programmes for dairy farmers in California impacted...
Rural Life
NFU Mutual issues advice to those hit by floods
NFU Mutual is urging home and business owners to be flood-aware as floods have hit Wales, the Midlands and the...
Other
RSPCA flood response team put on standby as water rises
The emergency flood response teams of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) have been placed...
Rural Life
£100m allowance to protect communities from flooding
The government has announced a £100 million allowance for communities which have suffered from repeated flooding to better protect their...
Agri-Business
Environment Agency launches new flood roadmap
The Environment Agency (EA) has today launched a roadmap setting out practical actions to be taken over the next four...
Rural Life
Ongoing flood risk for those along the River Severn
Communities along the River Severn are being urged to remain alert as the risk of flooding following Storm Franklin is...
Rural Life
Work underway to repair damaged flood defence in Lowdham
A major project is underway by the Environment Agency to repair a flood wall in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, to protect homes...
Rural Life
Environment Agency progressing plans to protect Worcestershire village from flooding
The Environment Agency is progressing plans to deliver a permanent flood protection scheme for the historical Worcestershire village of Severn...
Environment
Environment Agency urges the public to prepare for flooding risk
Nearly two in three households at risk of flooding don’t believe it will happen to them, new analysis revealed by...
N.Ireland
£2.7 million of North West flooding support payments to begin this week
Payments totalling £2.7 million to support farm businesses affected by the flooding and landslides in the North West in 2017...
Environment
£860 million to be invested in flood alleviation schemes in 2021
Thousands more homes and businesses are to be better protected from flooding and coastal erosion, as part of plans published...
