The Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan said it has been ‘a really difficult weekend’ and it is ‘absolutely devastating’ for those affected by flooding after Storm Bert hit.
Speaking to broadcasters, Baroness Morgan said: ‘It’s been a really difficult weekend, and I’d like to thank the emergency services for all the support they’re giving to the people affected.
‘I think this is the second time that many of those have suffered as a result of the storm. There’s been huge investments since the last storm hit, so we’ve managed to protect lots more properties than last time. But obviously this is absolutely devastating, just before Christmas for those people who have been impacted.’
Asked if there will be emergency funding available to help people, she said discussions have already started, adding ‘and of course, we will do everything we need to do to put measures in place to support people who’ve undergone this really, really difficult situation’.
She added that they have put ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’ into flood defences over the past few years, which is helping to protect about 250,000 homes, but ‘clearly, climate change is going to impact on us, and there will come a point when it will be too difficult for us to protect every home in the country but clearly, we want to put the support in place if we’re able to do that for the people impacted’.
