Sandy solution for reducing flood risk in Lincolnshire In January 1953 some of the worst floods in living memory devastated the east coast of England. A major storm surge coincided with a high spring tide, raising sea levels by almost three metres and causing extensive flood damage and the loss of over 300 lives. The low lying agricultural land in Lincolnshire has no natural barriers to water, and floods reached two miles inland. Local sea

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