UK farmers warn of rotting crops after Storm Babet flooding
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#6FVHD)
National union members urge government to create water strategy to prevent such losses
Potato and cereal crops are likely to have been heavily damaged by the recent devastating floods across the UK, farmers have warned.
Entire fields have been submerged in water after Storm Babet swept across the country, with crops ruined. Extreme weather events are becoming more likely and frequent due to climate breakdown, and have caused food shortages and price increases.
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