ENVIRONMENT - HS2 may increase risk of homes being flooded, senior Conservatives fear

Concerns voiced about high-speed train line that runs over floodplains and requires diversion of seven major riversSenior Conservatives have raised concerns about whether HS2 will increase the risk of homes being flooded, as the high-speed train line passes through areas affected by the recent extreme weather, runs over miles of high-risk floodplains and will require the diversion of seven major rivers.The Lib Dem flooding minister, Dan Rogerson, ...

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