The insurance companies calculate losses, and weather forecasters predict worsening of a situation
After long rains the largest rivers of England – The Thames and The Severn have overflowed. Under water there was a territories of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire .Without light and waters sit tens thousand people. On preliminary data, the sum of damage can make up to two billions pounds. Water continues to approach.
Already now without light and water have remained tens thousand person, a flood damage, by estimation of insurance agents, has reached three billions euros. Almost 150 thousand person are in zones where normal water supply is broken or stopped.
Prime minister Gordon Brown on July, 23rd again has visited the areas which have suffered from flooding. He has examined ,from the helicopter, the flooded territories of a county Gloucestershire in the West of England, and then , in police headquarters of the Gloucester city , has met the special committee which has placed there to coordinate efforts of rescuers.
In the help to the population the army is involved, but in some areas marauding in spite of prospers. Robbers ruin the thrown houses and steal cars. The total cost of payments of the British insurance companies related with flooding in the Great Britain on June and July can make more than 3 billion £, is spoken in the message of international rating agency Fitch Ratings
For the British insurance sector flooding have the largest influence of all insurance payments by act of nature. In 1990 flooding and storm in the Great Britain have cost insurers £ 2,2 billion. As a result of last flooding in the Great Britain, begun in June of the last year, also because of pouring rains, in significant territory of the country the railway communication has been interrupted, power stations are deduced out of operation, about 350 thousand person have stayed without potable water and at least two person were lost.
However ,disasters have concentrated not only in the Great Britain. The north of t Europe ,in general ,has turned to one “greater Venice†. The reason of such growth elementary powers became the Atlantic cyclone “Ferdinand” which now goes to Russia. The flooding ,provoked by “Ferdinand” ,have begun in the north France also. In department of Nor-Pa-de-Kale tens of houses are flooded, movement on roads is complicated. Weather forecasters speak, that max out of flooding is still forward.
After “Ferdinand” which has left to the east, to Europe, from Atlantic the cyclone with the name “George” hastens. It possesses even greater accumulation of a moisture, therefore upon England and northern areas of the continental Europe will proceed stronger rains ,which will fall within the next few days.
Because of flooding movement of transport on a number automobile and railways in counties Worcestershire, Yorkshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire is still blocked.
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