Boris Johnson blames severe UK floods on climate change and construction
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pointed to construction and climate change as two potential reasons for severe flooding in the UK which has claimed the life of a woman, disrupted rail services, and caused property damage.
"People have been moved out of their homes and probably hundreds of businesses have seen damage to their properties," Johnson said during a Friday visit to Matlock, a town in Derbyshire in the East Midlands,"We are seeing more and more serious flooding — perhaps because of building, almost certainly because of climate change," he added.
Severe flood warnings remain in place on the River Don in South Yorkshire, after it swelled to a record height of just over 6.3 meters.
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