Bright Blue’s report, In Deep Water? has featured in a speech by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency at the annual Coastal Futures conference.
The speech included some of the key findings found that since 2007:
At least 15 hospitals have experienced flooding which caused disruption or imminent risk of disruption to patient services or hospital support services;
At least 68 schools have experienced flooding which disrupted lessons or school transport;
There has been flood damage to at least 31 supermarket branches;
And, at least 12 instances of flooded electricity substations.
