Under pressure EA hits back over flood failings

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Large areas of farmland have been left underwater owing to recent floods
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Large areas of farmland have been left underwater owing to recent floods

The Environment Agency (EA) has hit back at claims it is failing farmers saying it is ‘acutely aware' of the impacts recent flooding is having on the agricultural sector. The agency and Defra have come...

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