Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of flood warnings that have been issued in Wales over the last 10 years?
Welsh Government provides funding to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to provide a Flood Warning Service. The NRW Flood Warning Service covers flooding from main rivers and the sea only. Over the last 10 years (since 1 January 2013), NRW have issued the following:
|
North Wales |
South Wales |
Total by message type |
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|
Flood Alerts |
1407 |
2713 |
4120 |
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|
Flood Warnings |
355 |
1162 |
1517 |
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|
Severe Flood Warnings |
9 |
8 |
17 |
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|
Total by Operational Area |
1771 |
3883 |
|
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|
Total |
5654 |
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|
Local Authority |
Flood Warning |
Severe Flood Warning |
Total by Local Authority |
% of Flood Warnings and Severe Flood Warnings by Local Authority |
|
Abertawe - Swansea |
69 |
0 |
69 |
4.5% |
|
Blaenau Gwent - Blaenau Gwent |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.2% |
|
Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan |
45 |
0 |
45 |
2.9% |
|
Caerdydd - Cardiff |
25 |
0 |
25 |
1.6% |
|
Caerffili - Caerphilly |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
Casnewydd - Newport |
66 |
1 |
67 |
4.4% |
|
Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot |
26 |
1 |
27 |
1.8% |
|
Conwy - Conwy |
80 |
0 |
80 |
5.2% |
|
Gwynedd - Gwynedd |
95 |
1 |
96 |
6.3% |
|
Merthyr Tudful - Merthyr Tydfil |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.2% |
|
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend |
32 |
0 |
32 |
2.1% |
|
Powys - Powys |
285 |
0 |
285 |
18.6% |
|
Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf |
22 |
1 |
23 |
1.5% |
|
Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire |
123 |
0 |
123 |
8.0% |
|
Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion |
127 |
2 |
129 |
8.4% |
|
Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire |
40 |
2 |
42 |
2.7% |
|
Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire |
113 |
2 |
115 |
7.5% |
|
Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire |
284 |
1 |
285 |
18.6% |
|
Sir y Fflint - Flintshire |
26 |
4 |
30 |
2.0% |
|
Sir Ynys Mon - Isle of Anglesey |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0.8% |
|
Torfaen - Torfaen |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.1% |
|
Wrecsam - Wrexham |
36 |
2 |
38 |
2.5% |
|
Total by message type |
1517 |
17 |
1534 |
|
A full description of NRW’s Flood Warning service can be found here
'This work has been carried out in collaboration with Siân Gwenllian MS, the Plaid Cymru designated lead member, as part of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru.’