The sheer volume of EAW requests is also an issue: Britain receives the biggest share.

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The EAW said the heat-related deaths were a natural occurrence, not uncommon, which started in Mid May.

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Officers are checking the river Cefni, but EAW said "early indications suggest that no serious damage has happened".

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The EAW says river levels remain high while the ground is saturated due to "particularly bad" weather this month.

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Environment Agency Wales (EAW) said the money means over 1, 000 more properties can be protected in Corwen, Denbighshire, among other communities.

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But despite three flood warnings in place, the Environment Agency Wales (EAW) said the weather is set to improve this week.

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The EAW said it would do its "utmost" to protect the beds.

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However EAW said its officers had been patrolling the beaches on either side of the incident and found no traces of pollution.

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"This important announcement will mean we can do more work to reduce the risk of flooding for more homes, " said EAW director Chris Mills.

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