News flash
Albo states unusual flooding, in flood plains
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Pretty sure that every flood plain that is, um, flooding, has been a flood plain for thousands of years
I am all for changes to help the environment, but using flooding, in flood zones, as a political baseball bat is ridiculous
And before people complain about how it hasn't flooded like this before, speak to a hydrologist, or geotechnical engineer about it
Science, and what it can tell you about the history of the land speaks the truth
Dig some test pits and do some soil profiling to see what history has to offer
Disclaimer: councils opening up flood plains for residential and commercial buildings is idiotic
People buying in flood plains really need to research what it means to buy a house in a flood plain
Yes they typically are cheaper, but that ain't going to help when your sitting on your roof watching your fridge float out your living room window