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After years of pressure, the UK approved temporary flood barriers for 30 homes in Abingdon following severe 2024 flooding.
After repeated flooding in 2024, the Environment Agency reversed its stance in 2025 and approved temporary metal flood barriers for 30 homes on Chaunterell Way and Nash Drive in south Abingdon, following new hydrological modeling.
Around 300 meters of barriers, secured with weighted containers, will be stored in Oxford and deployed when needed.
The decision followed years of advocacy by residents like Jim King and pressure from MP Layla Moran, who pushed for changes to national flood funding rules.
While the barriers offer temporary protection, experts stress long-term solutions like river dredging and better planning are still needed.
Their effectiveness will be tested during future flood events.
Después de años de presión, el Reino Unido aprobó barreras temporales contra las inundaciones para 30 viviendas en Abingdon después de las graves inundaciones de 2024.