Michael Green, whose fish and chip shop van was damaged in the floods, said 'action must be taken' when asked about the controversial flood defences. 'Work on the flood defences should have been finished last autumn, and if they had been then we probably wouldn't be in this situation now. Roger Benn, who runs a travel agents, was trapped on the first floor of his business when the flooding hit on Sunday. And if you think you have a vehicle that is capable of driving through flood water still don't do it.' Before the storm hit, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority last week vowed to spend another £1.7million on flood defences.

Source: Daily Mail February 12, 2020 02:10 UTC