The leader of the council has been visiting residents and businesses in Worcestershire affected by the recent floods.

Worcestershire County Council leader, Simon Geraghty, and cabinet member for the environment, Richard Morris, visited Worcester City Centre and Severn Stoke to see the effects firsthand of the flooding caused by Storm Henk.

The officials met residents and business owners who were significantly impacted and saw the water damage within their properties.

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Councillor Geraghty said: "During our recent visits we were able to see firsthand the devastation caused by last week's flood, and listen to the residents and businesses affected.

"We also heard about their experiences of previous flood events.

"I admire their resilience at this tough time and their determination to get back on their feet as quickly as possible.

"With flooding occurring more frequently we will continue to work with all the agencies involved to seek to mitigate the impact of future flood events."

During Storm Henk, nearly 200 properties across the county, including those in the city centre and the north of the county, in Malvern, experienced flooding.

Councillor Morris said: "We would like to thank the Environment Agency, County staff and partners for all their work during the latest floods.

"The Environment Agency is ultimately responsible for flood protection schemes, and it is essential that we work with them and other agencies to try to ensure that we can help those continually affected by flooding.

"We have already achieved significant flood defences in Worcestershire and will apply pressure for those already planned to come to fruition."