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Sanitation is a cornerstone of ‘climate resilience,’ said the organisation.

A bipartisan NZ Select Committee report has said the government can’t afford to keep paying out to people who choose to remain in flood-prone areas.

The local residents are worried about how they and their families will cope following the floods, as their homes and farmland have been submerged.

Monday’s conditions are just short of being another atmospheric river.

Citing ‘widespread flooding and devastation,’ especially in low-income areas, the California governor turned to the White House for help.

The Conservative MP for Shrewsbury has urged the chancellor to approve a £500 million plan to ’tame' the river Severn and permanently prevent flooding.

The government must secure value-for-money spending when executing flood protection plans, according to a public spending watchdog.