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Devastating flash floods like the one suffered by the village of Boscastle may be avoided in future, under plans to lessen the impact of flooding and natural erosion.
Over £2 million will be spent by the government on trial projects to find ways of tackling the risk of flooding in towns and cities.
One of the schemes will investigate ways of combining flood risk management with normal drainage systems.
The aim is to reduce the pressure placed on urban areas by sudden downpours, which overwhelm local drainage and sewer systems.
Another pilot scheme will investigate the case for providing support directly to home-owners whose properties are in danger of flooding or coastal erosion.
The Environment Agency is set to play a strategic role in assessing overall flood and coastal erosion risk and the national programme for its management.
The pilots are part of the government's plan to implement a national long-term flood and coastal erosion risk management strategy.
Environment minister Elliot Morley said: "Climate change and economic development bring into focus the problems we will face in the future from flooding and coastal erosion risk."
"Our new holistic approach should help to reassure the five million people at risk from flooding and coastal erosion that we are working hard across government to set in place a strategy for the next twenty years."
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