A Welsh MP has criticised flood warnings put in place by the Environment Agency (EA), and said they failed people in North Wales whose homes were flooded last month.
Elfyn Llwyd, MP for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, said the EA's system of flood warnings failed resident of Llanrwst and Trefriw, north Wales, when the River Conwy burst its banks.
According to a report, some residents complained they were not given enough warning and the EA, although saying it issued warnings, admitted there had been a particular problem with the village of Trefriw.
Llwyd said: “I'm asking them to look again on the whole situation and that there is a process of working with the fire service, local government and the police.
“The severe flood warning means that there is a severe risk of flooding to property but the problem is that the agency does not give the warning out to villagers or areas that will be affected of less than 100 homes.
“This is not good enough in the context of Wales as there are numerous villages with less than 50 homes.”
The Environment Agency's Mike Davis said it had been unprepared in some areas, but added there had not been a serious flood in the village of Trefriw since the 1960s.
He said: “The present system we have would not have worked there, but we are reviewing the system to see what we can do.”
