The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.

这个镇未采取充分的防洪措施，现在尝到苦头了。

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They are much more resilient to natural disasters while more able to invest in measures such as greener cities and flood protection.

他们面对自然灾难时有更强的适应力，因为他们更有能力把资金投放到如建设更环保城市和防洪等措施上。

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Repairing roads, Bridges, the electricity grid and other infrastructure (including flood protection) will be costly, but should at least boost the economy later.

修路，修桥，恢复电力和其他基础设施(包括防洪设施)的开销都十分巨大，但至少它们日后会促进经济增长。

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The aim of the project was to provide water and flood protection for developed areas and agriculture.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

The ABI report said that with people being asked to pay more towards flood protection in their area and take on more of the risk, the Environment Agency needed to involve communities better in decisions on flood protection.

BBC: Flooding on road in Pembrokeshire

Plans for the Don Valley flood protection project include building new flood walls, installing flood gates, as well as repairing and reinforcing existing defences.

BBC: Sheffield businesses asked to help pay for flood defences

That is, as an over-populated island we allow far too much housing to be built in flood plains and provide inadequate protection for those in flood endangered areas.

BBC: News Online