The Newslora Podcast / Episode 24
The city that is learning to live with water
After repeated flooding, one neighbourhood is rethinking its streets, homes and public spaces. Reporter Amara Ellis meets residents and planners working out what resilience should look like.
Hosted by Amara Ellis
Featuring Dr Hana Okafor, flood engineer
32 minutes
Episode overview
In this episode, Amara Ellis explores the story behind the headline, speaks with Dr Hana Okafor, flood engineer and examines what it means for the people closest to it.
In this episode
We hear from the people involved, look at the evidence and ask what should happen next. Links to the reporting mentioned in this episode are available on the Newslora website.
Credits
Reporting by Amara Ellis • Production by Ellie Marsh • Audio editing by Sam Okoro
Key moments
00:00 Introduction • 04:20 The background • 12:10 Voices from the story • 22:45 What comes next
Read the transcript
00:00 Amara Ellis: Welcome to The Newslora Podcast. I’m Amara Ellis, and this week we are going beyond the headline.
04:20 Amara Ellis: To understand where we are now, we need to go back to how this story began.
12:10 Dr Hana Okafor: What people often miss is how much of this depends on decisions made years ago.
22:45 Amara Ellis: So what happens next? Here is what we know, and what we are still waiting to find out.
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