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Keeping homes safe from floods.
(From Western Daily Press)
John Bosworth (Comment, June 3) highlights the dilemma of building on floodplains but the answer is in your picture of a woman pumping out water over a wall.
Build a metre-high waterproof wall around each property with steps to gain wet access and waterproof gates for people access and the car (to be used in dry conditions). To cope with any slight water ...
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