Amount of flood-prone land used for new houses in England doubled in a year

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Amount of flood-prone land used for new houses in England doubled in a year
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, said land that is already saturated from rain cannot absorb even more water., predicted “a state of prolonged anxiety every winter” for house buyers in those areas, blaming a lack of good planning, exaggerated by funding cuts for councils.

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