By Will Jefford, East Midlands

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The EA said it would “continue to work together with other organisations to reduce the risk of flooding”.

The report was drawn up after Mr Kewley gave a short narrative conclusion at the end of the inquest into Mrs Gilbert’s death on 5 September.

It said Tapton Terrace “remains vulnerable to flooding” and that this “gives rise to a risk to life, particularly in respect of residents who may be elderly, vulnerable or immobile”.

Following flood damage to the street in 2007, an EA pre-feasibility study identified a number of technically feasible options that would reduce the flood risk.

None of these measures were implemented, the report said, principally due to cost reasons.

It added: “When Storm Babet hit in October 2023, Tapton Terrace remained in the same position that it was in back in 2007.”