经过多年的压力,联合王国批准在阿宾登(Abingdon)的30所房屋在2024年严重水灾后设置临时防洪屏障。 After years of pressure, the UK approved temporary flood barriers for 30 homes in Abingdon following severe 2024 flooding.

2024年一再发生水灾后,环境署在2025年扭转了立场,核准采用新的水文模型,在阿宾登南部Chaunterell Way和Nash Drive的30所房屋中设置临时金属洪水屏障。 After repeated flooding in 2024, the Environment Agency reversed its stance in 2025 and approved temporary metal flood barriers for 30 homes on Chaunterell Way and Nash Drive in south Abingdon, following new hydrological modeling. 大约300米的屏障由加权集装箱加固,将储存在牛津,并在必要时部署。 Around 300 meters of barriers, secured with weighted containers, will be stored in Oxford and deployed when needed. 这一决定是在居民如吉姆·金多年倡导以及议员莱拉·莫兰推动修改国家洪水资金规则后作出的。 The decision followed years of advocacy by residents like Jim King and pressure from MP Layla Moran, who pushed for changes to national flood funding rules. 虽然这些障碍提供了临时保护,但专家们强调河疏浚等长期解决办法以及更好的规划仍然是必要的。 While the barriers offer temporary protection, experts stress long-term solutions like river dredging and better planning are still needed. 在今后的洪水事件中将测试其有效性。 Their effectiveness will be tested during future flood events.