Storm Babet: Trauma goes on for Norfolk and Suffolk flood victims

The EA said Storm Babet had left people “traumatised” and there was “no one solution” to stopping similar flooding happening again.

Aaron Dixey, flood risk manager for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, said people could protect their properties with flood doors and air brick covers – and should sign up to the agency’s flood warning service.

“We have started work with landowners upstream of communities that were flooded, looking for opportunities for land management changes.

“Farmers can receive payments to slow the flow, preventing soil from washing off and the water from hitting communities as quickly as it did.

“All the agencies I know are working very hard behind the scenes to try to do what they can to help people.

“We’ve used the data from Storm Babet to improve our flood warning system. Let’s not forget that Storm Babet was significant. It was a very big event.”