Yet while flood events may not be increasing in frequency or intensity, devastating consequences will predictably become worse so long as urban development continues to expand into flood plains.

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Newcastle were incredibly still in contention after a massive penalty from Toby Flood on 53 minutes but both sides were guilty of a host of mistakes as the second period lost its intensity.

BBC: Wasps 35-15 Newcastle