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    UK weather: Government in perfect storm over climate change gaffe as floods render homes uninsurable

    Ministers accused of hugely underestimating number of households rendered uninsurable by repeated flooding

    The Government was on Friday night accused of hugely underestimating the number of households rendered uninsurable by repeated flooding after admitting that it had not taken into account the effects of climate change when allocating money to protect them.

    The oversight was raised as thousands of people prepared to spend another night away from their homes after the worst tidal surge in more than 60 years.

    The Thames Barrier closed on Thursday night and was due to close again last night.

    The storms sweeping across northern Europe cannot be directly attributed to climate change. However, scientists agree that global warming will increase the frequency and intensity of floods as a result of rising sea levels and an increasing number of storm

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