However Wirral's council leader said the wall stopped the damage from being 'catastrophic'
There were calls today for a "full and frank investigation" after Wirral 's £20m sea wall "spectacularly failed" to stop homes and businesses being flooded.
Liberal Democrat councillor Stuart Kelly, who chairs Wirral's planning committee that approved the wall, said: “There needs to be a full and frank investigation and explanation into why the very expensive sea defences at West Kirby failed so spectacularly today resulting in damage to businesses and property. Wirral Council and the Environment Agency have some explaining to do.”
Member of the public Paul Hughes, who was present at West Kirby during the flooding yesterday, described the sea wall as “a colossal waste of money." He said he would be pushing on the council and the Environment Agency to seek to address the drainage issues and explain to residents what is likely happen in similar weather conditions in the future.
"Given the huge sums of scheme expenditure involved, as well as business losses during construction, there needs to be accountability. Why was the wall breached? Has the engineering and/or construction failed? We will be exploring these questions and many more over the months ahead." Since the incident, Wirral Council has issued two statements. On Monday, a spokesperson said: “The storm today has seen extremely high winds combined with higher than usual tides to cause water to come over the floodwall at West Kirby. The floodwall in West Kirby was designed to act as a defence system to take power out of the tidal waves, to prevent higher levels of flooding and minimise potential damage in the area.
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