Written question WQ87253
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
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Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of flood warnings that have been issued in Wales over the last 10 years?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Climate Change
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
Flood Alerts
1407
2713
4120
Flood Warnings
355
1162
1517
Severe Flood Warnings
9
8
17
Total by Operational Area
1771
3883
Total
5654
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.’