in an underground metro system and on flooded trains. thankfully, on a far less extreme scale, the transport network here in london was hit with flash flooding in summer. and with climate scientists warning of more frequent bouts of intense rainfall, in a moment i ll be asking transport for london what they are doing to keep travellers safe. water cascades into london s covent garden underground station injuly, just one of a number of flood related incidents last summer. it s a problem which transport for london says has the potential to be catastrophic, and as one scientist told me, it s a problem compounded by increasing population, building, and an ageing drainage system. we are putting down concrete, tarmac, all those new houses, all those roofs. that surface water is going to increase anything between eight and 18% per small development. and you ve got to think about where it s going to go. and the drains are already
produced phenomenal amounts of rain. and also injuly, frightening scenes from zhengzhou in china, where the floods that followed a year s worth of rain in just three days trapped people in an underground metro system and on flooded trains. thankfully, on a far less extreme scale, the transport network here in london was hit with flash flooding in summer. and with climate scientists warning of more frequent bouts of intense rainfall, in a moment i ll be asking transport for london what they are doing to keep travellers safe. water cascades into london s covent garden underground station injuly, just one of a number of flood related incidents last summer. to be catastrophic, and as one scientist told me, it s it s a problem which transport for london says has the potential to be catastrophic, and as one scientist told me, it s a problem compounded by increasing population, building, and an ageing drainage system.
in europe injuly, more than 200 people were killed, the greatest number here in germany, where entire villages were wiped out after a stalled weather system produced phenomenal amounts of rain. and also injuly, frightening scenes from zhengzhou in china, where the floods that followed a year s worth of rain in just three days trapped people in an underground metro system and on flooded trains. thankfully, on a far less extreme scale, the transport network here in london was hit with flash flooding in summer. and with climate scientists warning of more frequent bouts of intense rainfall, in a moment i ll be asking transport for london what they are doing to keep travellers safe. water cascades into london s covent garden underground station injuly, just one of a number of flood related incidents last summer. it s a problem which transport for london says has the potential to be catastrophic, and as one scientist told me, it s a problem compounded by increasing population, building, and
of life, loss of livelihoods. this is why we re concerned about climate change, exactly. flash flooding reached even greater heights of severity in 2021. in europe injuly, more than 200 people were killed, the greatest number here in germany, where entire villages were wiped out after a stalled weather system produced phenomenal amounts of rain. and also injuly, frightening scenes from zhengzhou in china, where the floods that followed a year s worth of rain in just three days trapped people in an underground metro system and on flooded trains. thankfully, on a far less extreme scale, the transport network here in london was hit with flash flooding in summer. and with climate scientists warning of more frequent bouts of intense rainfall, in a moment i ll be asking transport for london what they are doing to keep travellers safe. water cascades into london s covent garden underground station injuly, just one of a number of flood related
and with climate scientists warning of more frequent bouts of intense rainfall, in a moment, i ll be asking transport for london what they are doing to keep travellers safe. water cascades into london s covent garden underground station injuly just one of a number of flood related incidents last summer. it s a problem which transport for london says has the potential to be catastrophic and, as one scientist told me, it s a problem compounded by increasing population, building and an ageing drainage system. we re putting down concrete, tarmac, all those new houses, all those roofs. that surface water is going to increase anything between 8% and 18% per small development. and you ve got to think about where it s going to go. the drains are already at well over capacity and just can t deal with it. well, joining me now here at london s southwark station