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Scotland’s justice secretary, Angela Constance, said the Scottish government has to have a “frank” conversation with vulnerable communities about how Scotland prepares for events such as Storm Babet.
She told BBC’s Good Morning Scotland:
We do have to have some frank conversations with government and our communities because, with the best will in the world, the best flood defences will not give 100% protection, 100% of the time.
What we’ve seen with Babet is, over two days, two months’ worth of rainfall, which is exceptional, and the impact of that will be with communities for some time.
My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives to the extreme conditions caused by Storm Babet during what will be difficult time.
I want to pass on my thanks to local authorities, volunteers and the emergency services for all their efforts in these extremely challenging conditions.
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