Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says
Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.
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"We're about to experience probably the largest El Niño that has ever been seen, and that will lead to drier summers, wetter winters, with more extreme storms in this country."
— Dame Angela Eagle , Politician
"There should be some sensible stocking in each household. And the government in the autumn will be telling all of us to do that."
— Phil Pluck , Executive
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Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.
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