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Driving through water is the biggest cause of death during floods – here’s how it can happen

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par Matthew Watkins, Associate Professor in Sustainable Product Design Engineering, Loughborough University

With climate change leading to more extreme and prolonged heavy rainfall across the northern hemisphere, flooding is a risk, especially in autumn and winter.

While concerns typically consider travel disruption and damage to housing, the top cause of death during flooding occurs from driving through floodwater. In England alone, there have been with several high-profile deaths…

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