Archive: Natural Disasters

Clegg in Pakistan: Recovery will take 'years and years'

The flooding has devastated swathes of Pakistan

Nick Clegg has visited flood-hit Pakistan, lamenting the slow global response to the crisis and predicting a long road ahead for the country's recovery.

Brown calls for bigger UN aid fund

Climate change 'serious threat to global security'

MPs: Halt Burma aid

Aung San Suu Kyi still imprisoned in Burma

Humanitarian aid to Burma should be halted unless the country's military rulers stop abusing it, the government has been told.

UK govt still worried as more Burma aid begins

Three-day period of national mourning begins in cyclone-hit Burma

International development secretary Douglas Alexander says the UK will continue to press Burma on its aid delivery conditions as the south-east Asian country begins three days of mourning.

PM demands Burma action

Gordon Brown has called on the international community to accelerate its efforts to end the "humanitarian disaster" in Burma.

MPs criticise government flood plans

MPs have said the government's plans to invest £800 million on flood risk management will not be enough to save the country from another crisis.

Flooding must be taken more seriously: Sir Michael Pitt

Britain must take flooding more seriously

Sir Michael Pitt was today due to call for the risk of flooding in Britain to be taken more seriously.

Severe weather warning issued for UK

Coastal flood warning issued for west coast

A severe weather warning has been issued across the country for Monday.

Govt doing 'everything' to contain bird flu

Three swans found dead of bird flu in Devon

The government will do "everything we can" to contain the spread of bird flu, the prime minister said today.

Govt 'must adopt' national flood plan

Pitt Review: UK 'unprepared for flood risk'

The government should establish a nationwide strategy for dealing with the risk of flooding in the same way it plans for a potential terrorist attack or flu pandemic, a review of this summer's floods has concluded.

Flood funding 'inconsistent'

Some local authorities bearing 73 per cent of costs

Some local authorities would be unable to cover the costs of a repeat of this summer's flooding, a report warned today.

EU approves flood recovery money

UK to receive £115m from Solidarity Fund

The European Commission has recommended the UK receives £115 million to cover the cost of the summer floods.

Environment Agency demands more flood-risk powers

Environment Agency wants control of surface water

The government has been urged to change the way the flood risk is managed, following a review of the summer flooding.

Industry calls for 25-year flood plan

ABI calls for coordinated flood management

The insurance industry has called on the government to develop a 25-year flood strategy to guard against the rising risk of flooding.

LGA demands flood fund fast-track

This summer's flooding cost insurers billions

A planned increase for flood defences should be introduced immediately rather than being deferred for three years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

Govt 'stands ready' to help flooded communities

The prime minister has urged people along the east coast to monitor rising water levels, as the tidal surge proves to be less extreme than first thought.

Benn warns of tidal flooding risk

MPs have been warned parts of East Anglia could be hit by severe flooding over the next 48 hours.

Campbell: Govt flood defences on wrong course

The Environment Agency has issued an 'enhanced flood warning' as unrelenting weather conditions continue across the UK in what has been the wettest summer on record.