VOX POP FLOODING

Much of England has been seriously affected by flooding. Reporter KATIE GOODALL took to Uxbridge High Street to see what people thought should be done to prevent building on land that is regularly flooded, or if they favoured building on flood plains. Tom Liyanage, 32, Barman, Harrow "I don't think it's a good idea to build houses on flood plains. The council should find better places for people such as town centres. I think the council should find alternative land." Karishma Kent, 25, Teacher, Uxbridge "Logic should tell you they shouldn't build on flood planes. We live in a modern place. It doesn't seem difficult to build somewhere else. If they are going to build on flood plains they should have a contingency plan in place. I don't think they favour building on the green belt, but space is scarce and they have to build on it." Ruan Smith, 18, Student, Hayes. "They should move somewhere else and try somewhere new. They should keep their eyes open for a new area. I don't think the council likes building where there is a higher risk of flooding. I think the council should do more to build where there is a lesser risk of flooding." Steven Duffy, 26, Bricklayer, Uxbridge "I think the council should find alternative land to build houses on. Houses around here are not at risk of flooding. We are away from flooding. Houses that get flooded have been there years. Houses that have been flooded should be knocked down and rebuilt. I don't think there's a lot you can do." Siouxfie Forrester, 41, Sales Assistant, West Drayton "I think the council should do more, and take more action to inform its tenants. The resident's associationj in the Hillingdon borough gives grants for parks, but they need to also invest it in clearing the rubbish out of the drains to prevent them being blocked, so that it doesn't cause flooding. Prevention is better than cure."