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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell is due to visit Hull on Monday to see how the city is coping with the devastation of last month's floods. Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell has criticised the government's flood plans as he prepared to visit Hull to see the aftermath of last month's deluge.
He will be given a tour of one of the many schools in the city which were badly affected by flooding. He said a lack of government planning had led to a "summer of suffering".
About 17,000 homes in Hull were also damaged during June's floods. Sir Menzies was due to tour one of the many schools in Hull affected by the flooding in June. About 17,000 homes in the city were also damaged last month.
Sir Menzies will visit a local distribution centre where essential items, such as clothing, are being held before being handed out to residents. He will also visit a distribution centre where essential items, such as clothing, are being held.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a £14m relief package for areas devastated by the recent floods when he visted Hull on 7 July. Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a £14m relief package for areas devastated by the recent floods when he visited Hull on 7 July.
Last week there were no preparations put in place despite early severe weather warnings Sir Menzies Campbell, Lib Dem leader
But Sir Menzies said: "In Hull, one in every five houses and 90 out of 105 schools were damaged by flooding earlier this month.
"Now millions of people in the Midlands and South East are finding themselves in a similar position.
"There is no doubt that climate change is going to lead to more extreme weather in this country and the government has a duty to prepare for this and put in place plans to minimise the devastation.
"Yet last week there were no preparations put in place despite early severe weather warnings.
"The government must now give the overall responsibility for flooding to the Environment Agency, put a significant amount of investment in flood defences and learn the lessons from a natural disaster that has caused suffering to millions of families this summer."