'I can't afford it' - residents at flood-hit Shrewsbury flats quoted £250,000 for insurance

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'I can't afford it' - residents at flood-hit Shrewsbury flats quoted £250,000 for insurance
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Insurance costs have rocketed with annual flooding often making their area an island.

Rob Stevens, Tom Fountain and Pete Hilditch watch as water pumps spray away from Coton Manor

One company quoted £250,000. It is understood the building’s management company settled on one in the region of £90,000, but Sue said it is tough on residents. In this latest bout of flooding, the garden area has been covered with water. A Shropshire Council grant of £75,000 paid for pumps and flood defences at the block, and so far they have kept water at bay from the building.

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