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Banbury flood management scheme
An £18.5 million storage reservoir beside the M40, opened in 2012, holds back the River Cherwell to keep Banbury dry.
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An £18.5 million storage reservoir beside the M40, opened in 2012, holds back the River Cherwell to keep Banbury dry.
Record winter rain drowned 6,900 hectares of drained farmland for weeks, cutting off villages and prompting a £100 million flood plan.