Meanwhile, a live flood warning system has gone online to help people track the areas in imminent danger.

BBC: Floods as torrential rain hits UK

To the questioner, I do apologise if we haven't contacted him to date but please I would encourage him and any other listener to contact us and we'll get a pack to them and we'd encourage them then to give us details so that we can put them on our flood warning system.

BBC: Floods: You asked the Environment Agency

In the aftermath of 2010 floods, UNESCO has initiated a major project "Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan" for upgrading the flood forecasting and early warning system, and for the risk mapping of flood plains along the Indus River, in cooperation with the government of Japan.

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