Early action protected more than 4,000 homes and businesses in the West Midlands from the devastation of flooding this January, the Environment Agency has said.
Operatives worked around the clock to deploy demountable barriers along the River Severn and River Wye to protect communities after many persistent bands of rain earlier in the month resulted in elevated river levels.
Environment Agency operations manager, Anthony Perry said: “We saw a lot of heavy rainfall at the beginning of the year which meant the Severn and Wye catchments became very saturated and river levels rose quickly. Permanent flood defences are planned for Bewdley, with work on the promised scheme expected to begin this year.
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