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Rob Morley wrote:

The only real solution is to avoid building on flood plains, or get used
to houses on stilts and occasionally commuting by boat.


At low river levels you can see all sorts of obstuctions - particularly near
to bridges. When there are floods it is often such stuff - along with trees
that ends up blocking bridges.