Once again Moray bore the brunt of the downpours which closed roads and schools across the north-east, with Lossiemouth recording a month’s rainfall in a single day.
But council officials said recently-completed flood defences in Forres and Lhanbryde had coped well with the deluge. That's all well and good, but what about the people of Elgin & Fochabers ?
Flooded in 1997, 2002 and again in 2009. It's about time the flood alleviation scheme for this area was prioritised. Moray Council is currently half way through completing the scheme, covering every flood-threatened community in the area and costing a total of £150m.
The projects at Lhanbryde and Forres, totalling £23m, have already been completed. Work has now begun on flood alleviation for Rothes, one of the towns badly hit again yesterday.
With over 500 homes being evacuated yesterday and the expected repair costs running into hundreds of millions of pounds this work is needed now !
I had properties in the Pansport area of Elgin when the 1997 floods happened and every promise was made to prevent it happening again...but, surprise, surprise, nothing has been done and these poor people have to go through this all over again. Heads should roll at the Moray Council and the Scottish Government
Also, when will the local government learn about flood management by stopping planning and new housing developments on every available piece of land, especially those located on flood plains or areas which are prone to flooding. Its not rocket science.....
Yours, a very wet
Mr Jackson.
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