Flood area defences put on hold by government funding cuts

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Protections for parts of Somerset, Kent and Devon worth millions of pounds were planned but not delivered

Flood-stricken communities, including those visited by David Cameron in the Somerset Levels and Yalding in Kent, have been left without planned defences following government funding cuts, the Guardian...

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