Lydney: Environment Agency warns people of flood risks

Almost a year on from Storm Bert the Environment Agency has been warning people to be prepared for flooding.

Officers took to the streets of Lydney, in Gloucestershire, which was left underwater when the River Lyd burst its banks during Storm Bert last year.

The agency’s Nick Green said it was speaking to residents to see how they had recovered and giving them advice on making a flood plan.

“It’s trying to help the residents, not to scare them in any way, shape or form, just make them understand they’re in a risky environment,” he said.