South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
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...
By Steven Morris · The Guardian World
Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by climate crisis A 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...