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| Thursday, 30 November, 2000, 07:16 GMT Flood victims seek urgent action ![]() Around 200 people attended an initial meeting Flood victims in a north Wales town are meeting to discuss moves to seek support for urgent action to solve the problems being experienced. Victims of the recent floods in Denbighshire have formed an action group to press the council into action. The campaign follows a BBC Wales report that highlighted that flood-blighted areas could see property prices fall by 10%. More than 200 people held an initial meeting at Ruthin town hall organised by the Environment Agency. Mwrog Street in Ruthin was badly affected in the floods, with some properties left under several feet of water. Many local residents are angry at what they see as the council's generally negative response to the crisis, which left some properties flooded twice in two weeks. Worst of the floods Residents are calling for the culvert under the badly-hit Mwrog Street to be replaced, as well as mitigation measures on the River Clwyd. Local hotelier Bill Dickinson is unhappy with the situation: "There have been no positive measures," he said. A spokesman for the Environment Agency said it wanted to work with Denbighshire council and the National Assembly to find solutions - and the meeting was important to allow flood victims to express their feelings
The town of Ruthin suffered some of the worst of the floods which hit Britain nearly a month ago. Some areas of the town were severely flooded twice in a fortnight. Denbighshire Council has put the overall bill for the flooding at around �5m. And south Wales experienced some localised flooding during Monday night. Fire crews were called to pump water from around 10 homes in Abertridwr near Caerphilly and properties were also affected in Newport, Pontyclun and further west at Llanwrtyd Wells. |
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