Muchelney: The Somerset Village Cut off by Flooding for a Month
By David Sim | January 29, 2014 04:58 PM GMT
The village of Muchelney on the flooded Somerset Levels has been cut off for nearly a month. Residents wanting to leave the village to go shopping have had to rely on an hourly boat service.
Council chiefs hit out at government agencies and the Environment Agency for failing to help.
Environment secretary Owen Paterson was heckled by angry locals on a visit to a pumping station. Paterson admitted the government could have done more to help residents - and that some rivers in the county should have been dredged.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/muchelney-somerset-village-cut-off-by-flooding-month-1434361
Troops sent in to flood-hit Somerset amid fears of new storm
Government agrees to send troops into Somerset to relieve villages stricken by floods amid fears of new storm
By James Edgar, Keith Perry and Christopher Hope8:41PM GMT 29 Jan 2014
The Government agreed to send the Army into Somerset on Wednesday night as ministers launched a late attempt to relieve stricken villages left devastated by floods amid fears of a further storm on Friday.
Pressure has been mounting on Owen Paterson, the Environment Secretary, in recent days as his handling of the crisis was criticised following a visit to the area during which he was heckled by angry residents.
The announcement of likely military involvement came just hours after David Cameron said the severe flooding which hit swathes of Britain was "not acceptable" and preparations for dredging rivers must be speeded up.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/10605920/Troops-sent-in-to-flood-hit-Somerset-amid-fears-of-new-storm.html
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