Storm that hit £20m sea wall 'largest in over a decade'

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Many have compared it to a storm that caused a lot of damage to people's homes

The storm that hit West Kirby last week was "the largest in over a decade," according to the Environment Agency.

The flooding has prompted questions of Wirral Council as well as the Environment Agency, who funded £13.5m towards the project, with calls for an investigation and compensation following the incident. This review has now started which is routine procedure following a significant flood event and may make a number of recommendations.

It's understood there have been no reports of damage to homes so far and some even said they took steps in case water did come over the wall. However Tanskeys have confirmed to the ECHO flood barriers were not put out before April 9 because they did not expect the water to come over the wall but it did following day.

 

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