UK: Leeds flooding devastation was a ‘preventable disaster’

The leader of Leeds City Council said residents and business owners hit by the floods have a right to be angry after funding cuts led to a “preventable disaster”, reports Yorkshire Evening Post.

Councillor Judith Blake said the Government needs to act now to stop what she sees as a north-south gap in support for prevention schemes.

Councillor Blake said a flood prevention scheme for the city was ditched by the Government in 2011. “We have known since 2007 that the city is vulnerable. We put a scheme in place for the whole of the river Aire but the government gave back word on that funding.