Energy Secretary says extreme weather could become a UK climate feature
Extreme weather, like the storms that have lashed the UK, “could” become a feature of the country’s climate, a minister has said.
Three storms have battered the nation over the past week, including Storm Eunice which left 1.4 million households without electricity – some for up to 72 hours, with just under 30,000 still without power.
The Environment Agency has urged communities in parts of the West Midlands and the north of England, especially those along River Severn, to be prepared for significant flooding until Wednesday following high rainfall from Storm Franklin.
It issued hundreds of flood warning across the UK, as well as two rare “severe” warnings for the River Severn at the Wharfage, Ironbridge and Wribbenhall, Bewdley, where rising water levels pose a “significant risk to life”, with some residents asked to consider evacuating their homes.
Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, speaking in the Commons on Monday, said “four people have tragically lost their lives in incidents related to…
