"After seven floods in four years, and with plans for new flood defences around the town abandoned after costs rose to 30m, the town council announced this month that three buildings it owns, including a theatre and historic pump rooms, no longer have insurance. Independent retailers are in a similar situation, and some are packing up as a result. The number of empty properties is growing."
"Last year UK insurers paid out a record 585m for weather-related damage to homes and possessions, after unusually severe storms led to floods in several counties, with buildings left under water in towns including Henley, Wellingborough and Tewkesbury. Analysis by Aviva, the insurance company, found that the number of properties at risk from flooding in England is likely to rise from 6.3m to 8m by the middle of this century."
Tenbury Wells has experienced seven floods in four years and faces rising flood risk that has led to abandonment of planned £30m flood defences. The town council announced three council-owned buildings, including a theatre and historic pump rooms, now lack insurance, and independent retailers face similar losses, prompting some to close and increasing empty properties. Tenbury’s low-lying position between the River Teme and Kyre Brook amplifies risk. Nationally, insurers paid a record £585m for weather-related home and possession damage last year; Aviva projects properties at flood risk in England could rise from 6.3m to 8m by mid-century.
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