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| UK floods: Storm Frank threatens more misery | UK floods: Storm Frank threatens more misery |
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| A fresh storm threatens to bring more misery to parts of the UK, including areas already hit by severe flooding. | A fresh storm threatens to bring more misery to parts of the UK, including areas already hit by severe flooding. |
| Storm Frank is due to sweep in from Tuesday evening, with Cumbria and south and central Scotland at most risk. | Storm Frank is due to sweep in from Tuesday evening, with Cumbria and south and central Scotland at most risk. |
| There are nine severe flood warnings - meaning "danger to life" - in England and Wales, mostly centred on York which was badly hit by flooding on Saturday. | There are nine severe flood warnings - meaning "danger to life" - in England and Wales, mostly centred on York which was badly hit by flooding on Saturday. |
| David Cameron has defended government spending on flood defences after the devastation across northern England. | David Cameron has defended government spending on flood defences after the devastation across northern England. |
| Floods minister Rory Stewart told the Today programme that the government was open to the idea of an external review being held. | |
| 'Troublemaker' | 'Troublemaker' |
| The Environment Agency said on Monday there would have to be a "complete rethink" of flood defences. | The Environment Agency said on Monday there would have to be a "complete rethink" of flood defences. |
| December has seen communities in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Yorkshire swamped by rising waters. | December has seen communities in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Yorkshire swamped by rising waters. |
| Storm Frank poses a new threat in the wake of what Storm Eva brought over the Christmas weekend. | Storm Frank poses a new threat in the wake of what Storm Eva brought over the Christmas weekend. |
| The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings - meaning "be prepared" - for rain in Strathclyde; Central, Tayside and Fife; Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Borders; and North West England for Wednesday. | The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings - meaning "be prepared" - for rain in Strathclyde; Central, Tayside and Fife; Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian and Borders; and North West England for Wednesday. |
| There are also yellow weather warnings - meaning "be aware" - for rain for the rest of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, North East England and Yorkshire and Humber. | There are also yellow weather warnings - meaning "be aware" - for rain for the rest of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, North East England and Yorkshire and Humber. |
| BBC weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas said: "The wind and the rain will strengthen during the course of Tuesday, all down to Storm Frank. | BBC weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas said: "The wind and the rain will strengthen during the course of Tuesday, all down to Storm Frank. |
| "That's going to be pushing toward the north of the UK but Tuesday night into Wednesday a trailing weather front will be quite a troublemaker, bringing not only destructive winds but also further heavy rain." | "That's going to be pushing toward the north of the UK but Tuesday night into Wednesday a trailing weather front will be quite a troublemaker, bringing not only destructive winds but also further heavy rain." |
| The Scottish Environment Protection Agency warned Storm Frank could bring further flooding to Scotland. Wales is also bracing itself for more rain. | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency warned Storm Frank could bring further flooding to Scotland. Wales is also bracing itself for more rain. |
| 'Increasing resilience' | 'Increasing resilience' |
| The latest flooding has seen hundreds of soldiers deployed after thousands of people were evacuated and many were left without power. | The latest flooding has seen hundreds of soldiers deployed after thousands of people were evacuated and many were left without power. |
| The prime minister met flood victims on Monday and denied accusations of a "north-south" divide in investment in flood defences. | The prime minister met flood victims on Monday and denied accusations of a "north-south" divide in investment in flood defences. |
| The government has ordered a major review of flood prevention strategy. | The government has ordered a major review of flood prevention strategy. |
| Mr Stewart said the £2.3bn being spent on flood defences over six years would allow the government to take long-term decisions. | |
| "There are going to be different parts of the country where people are going to be pushing for bigger schemes," he said. | |
| "We have to try to be fair, we're putting a lot of money into this and we're making sure we're spending it in the most cost effective way we can." | |
| Shadow chancellor John McDonnell also told Today that the issue of flooding should be beyond party politics. | |
| And he said any review must include the input of experts "who really get down on the ground, talking to council leaders and local communities". | |
| He added: "We come up with a long-term plan that goes beyond the life of one parliament, we all sign up to it and we don't get into this situation where it's stop-start again." | He added: "We come up with a long-term plan that goes beyond the life of one parliament, we all sign up to it and we don't get into this situation where it's stop-start again." |
| Environment Agency deputy chief executive David Rooke said it would have to look at ways to flood-proof homes, as well as examining traditional defences, as the UK was "moving into a period of unknown extremes". | Environment Agency deputy chief executive David Rooke said it would have to look at ways to flood-proof homes, as well as examining traditional defences, as the UK was "moving into a period of unknown extremes". |
| He said: "I think we will need to have that complete rethink and I think we will need to move from not just providing better defences but also looking at increasing resilience." | He said: "I think we will need to have that complete rethink and I think we will need to move from not just providing better defences but also looking at increasing resilience." |
| The Met Office said parts of Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire had seen record levels of rainfall for December. | The Met Office said parts of Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire had seen record levels of rainfall for December. |
| Analysts estimate the cost of flooding across northern England could exceed £1.5bn. | Analysts estimate the cost of flooding across northern England could exceed £1.5bn. |
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