Floods threaten 4m Britons

I've always been of the opinion that we have quite the wrong attitude to flooding in this country. Since it's inevitable, we should bow to it. They worry about building houses on flood plains: why not build them on stilts? Or build them like many French houses, with basements and put the living areas on the first (and second) floor(s). It makes sense to me.

Rivers silt up, cliffs fall into the sea, things get wet. Get over it.