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No lessons learned in 2015 floods, FBU warns
Union hits out at Tories as Met reports worsen
LESSONS have not been learned from previous flooding disasters, firefighters warned yesterday as many have yet again been deployed across the country to deal with dangerous weather.
The Met Office has issued 192 flood warnings and alerts across Britain for this weekend amid the potential of a tidal surge on the east coast.
And the Environment Agency (EA) has issued 17 severe warnings — which imply a danger to life — with Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex most under threat.
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