The council has announced new anti-flooding measures as Storm Imogen begins to batter the south of England.

Enfield Council released the details last week’s full council meeting, following the flooding which occurred in northern England and Scotland in December.

Construction work for the £15.3m Salmons Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme, which aims to prevent Edmonton being flooded, has been completed by the Environment Agency. It is hoped this will protect 2,587 homes from flooding

Edmonton was most recently flooded in 2000. 190 properties were damaged, costing an estimated £2m to repair.

The Council has also developed a comprehensive Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. The final version will be published in March this year.

Enfield Council’s cabinet member for environment Cllr Daniel Anderson said: “The desperate pictures we saw on TV of flooding over Christmas and the New Year were heart wrenching and brought back terrible memories of when our own borough was stricken by flooding in the early 2000s.

“We have been working incredibly hard since then to protect residents’ property and minimise the likelihood of people being affected by flooding in our borough.”

Storm Imogen has hit Southern England over the start of this week, with winds of up to 100mph and 13,000 homes left without power.