This London area is the most at risk of being abandoned due to flooding

"A new study by insurance company Aviva has now revealed which areas of the capital are most likely to have to be abandoned if flooding continues. Experts in the insurance industry analysed every parliamentary constituency in England, Scotland and Wales to assess how vulnerable they were to flooding. The study said that in the future many locations would be deemed uninsurable if they continue to be pummelled by storms, meaning living there would no longer be an option."

"According to the study, densely populated areas like London could be some of the worst hit - estuary cities such as the capital could be smacked by a double-whammy of flooding from both rising seas and overflowing rivers. It's bad news - and worse yet, the spot set to be the worst affected in all of England, Scotland and Wales is in London. The statistics showed that by 2050 Bermondsey and Old Southwark could see 92 percent of its homes being at risk of flooding."

"Out of the top 20 constituencies set to be worst affected by severe weather, seven were in Greater London. Also at risk was Vauxhall and Camberwell Green with 73 percent of properties, Battersea with a risk of 65 percent and Peckham risking 46 percent of its properties. Don't panic, because a few solutions have been proposed to save London from turning into the Lost City of Atlantis. Some experts have suggested turning the capital into a ' sponge city', or building glass barriers on the Thames."

Flooding in London has increased due to climate change, creating growing risk of property damage and potential abandonment. An insurance-industry analysis assessed every parliamentary constituency in England, Scotland and Wales for flood vulnerability and found many locations could become uninsurable if storm-driven flooding continues. Estuary cities face combined threats from rising seas and overflowing rivers. Bermondsey and Old Southwark could have 92 percent of homes at risk by 2050. Seven of the top 20 most threatened constituencies are in Greater London, including Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, Battersea, and Peckham. Proposed defenses include sponge-city measures and glass barriers on the Thames.

Read at Time Out London