7/14/12 - 15 Flood Warnings, 65 Alerts Across U.K. After Wettest Q2 In Meteorological Records

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Britain's miserable summer continued on Saturday with flood warnings and alerts issued across England.

Thundery showers hit many parts of the country, with the south-east the worst hit. The Environment Agency issued 15 flood warnings and 65 flood alerts on Saturday, coming amid claims that nearly 300 flood defence schemes have been left unbuilt because of government cuts. The government insisted its "absolute priority" was protecting homes and businesses from floods and the Environment Agency said 364 new flood-risk management schemes had been completed in the past three years.

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An agency spokesman said: "We are urging people across central and eastern England to remain vigilant as heavy thunderstorms are forecast to affect large swaths of the country. Locally intense showers falling on already saturated ground could lead to surface water flooding and possible river flooding from fast responding rivers, particularly across parts of the Midlands and East Anglia."

The wettest April-June quarter on record, and further heavy rain in July, has resulted in repeated flooding in many parts of Britain.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/15/uk-flood-alerts-miserable-summer?newsfeed=true

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1. You don't suppose all that icemelt pouring into the North Atlantic

has anything to do with this? Nah! That's crazy talk.