North Yorkshire named flood hotspot in Environment Agency analysis

New data shows repeated flooding is hitting the same areas more often. A farmer near the River Ouse say the impact is growing.

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00:00New Environment Agency analysis shows North Yorkshire is among England's flood hotspots

00:06during the most severe seasons since 2011. Four of the five worst flood years since that year

00:13have occurred since 2019, with 2023 to 2024 being the worst year on record. The data suggests

00:22flooding is driven by repeated impacts in a small number of areas. Farmer Richard Bramley,

00:27who works land near the River Oos, said flooding is happening more often and faster. He said fields

00:34that flooded five times last century have flooded six times in four years. The Environment Agency

00:40says climate change is increasing long-term flood risk nationwide.