South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
The Guardian – World —
Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by climate crisisA row of homes in a village in south Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding caused by the climate crisis.It will cost Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough council more than £2.5m to buy the 16 riverside properties, pay for legal costs and help to rehouse dozens of residents. Continue reading...