Wait! Here's a terrific idea. If our houses keep getting water in them, let's build them further from the water:
Builders and planners face a crackdown on siting new houses in flood plains, after thousands of people were driven from their homes and at least seven were killed in last week's downpours.
Baroness Young, chief executive of the Environment Agency, told The Independent on Sunday that the agency "would not hesitate" to "take stern action" under new powers it has been given against building in flood-prone areas.
Those Brits. They think of everything.
