The flooding was most severe in [?], Lincolnshire and the Midlands. In South Yorkshire, the army moved [?] in to reinforce the bank of the River which had burst its banks.Thousands of people have had to move into temporary accommodation and many are without [?]. The association of British insurers say the cost of this will run into [?] and says many people will suffer because they did not have adequate home [?] . Five people in England and Wales are currently at risk from flooding.The Environment agency says [?] means we face extreme floods more regularly in the future and it is not helped by developers building new homes on [?]. The head of the agency says we should design our landscape to enable us to withstand these events in the future. Flood are not the only way to protect our homes, he says. We could introduce [?] pavements, allowing water to absorb into the ground. We could put playing fields and [?] spaces near to rivers so the water can be absorbed. Some homes in the flood-prone [?] Gateway are being built on [?] . New buildings should be made energy efficient and be made from energy efficient materials that will help reduce their footprint.