Counting the cost of the floods in Calderdale

Clear-up from the Boxing Day floods continues

Flooding on Boxing Day devastated large parts of Yorkshire.

Businesses in Calderdale have lost £47 million so far as a result of the Boxing Day floods.

Over 1,600 businesses were affected by the deluge. The total amount of losses reported by the surveyed businesses is about £47 million, around 12% of their annual turnover on average.

Hull
Sheffield
York
North Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Leeds
South Yorkshire
East Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
North Lincolnshire

The scale of damage highlighted in the report reaffirms the need for more financial support to help the business community. The Council and other organisations continue to do lots to help, and we’re really pleased with the funding awards we’ve received so far. We continue to press the Government for further support.

– Mark Thompson, Calderdale Council’s Acting Director of Economy and Environment

Last updated Wed 6 Apr 2016

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Clear-up from the Boxing Day floods continues