Fourteen severe flood warnings are in place in Berkshire and Surrey, while two remain in Somerset.
Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith, has hit back at critics, saying his staff knew "100 times" more about flooding than any politician.
A minister will answer an urgent question put by Labour in the Commons on the flooding crisis later.
Speaking earlier, Lord Smith said: "I have kept my counsel up to now, but when I hear someone criticising the expertise and the professionalism of my staff in the Environment Agency, who know 100 times more about flood risk management than any politician ever does, I'm afraid I'm not going to sit idly by.
"The Environment Agency is bound by the rules that are laid down by government."
His comments came after Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said ministers had been given bad advice over river dredging.
Stranded residents in Staines-upon-Thames are rescued by fire crews
A total of 10,000 sandbags have been distributed in Datchet in BerkshireCredit to BBC
No comments:
Post a Comment