Video transcript: fact & opinion – Roy
Different things cause flooding

Q:  What are the causes of flooding in the River Severn?

Roy: Causes of flooding in the River Severn, generally it’s the rainfall that the Welsh mountains capture – we tend to get offloaded into the top end of the River Severn, so you’ve got all that water coming down, but obviously you’ve got the impacts of urban developments that have happened over the years, changes in agricultural practice as well, which can affect the water run off.  So it’s a combination of lots of different things really, rather than just one element.