Palm trees are seen while the Doksuri storm hits in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam, on September 15 2017. Picture: REUTERSPeople in Britain whose homes are damaged by floods, storms or other wild weather are 50% more likely to suffer mental health problems such as depression or anxiety — even if they do not have to move out temporarily, researchers said on Thursday.
Some of that stress could be financial, they said, but a lost sense of security also seemed to be a significant issue. But as flood risk, in particular, grows — 1.4-million people are now signed up to receive Environment Agency flood warnings — health concerns will need more attention, said the study by the National Centre for Social Research and the University of York.
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