Dutch company develops range of floating and amphibious houses . Homes built on water - filled concrete blocks that collapse with floods . Recent flooding in the UK , for example -- the worst for 60 years -- left some 30,000 people homeless and the insurance industry facing over £3 billion ( $ 6 billion ) in payouts . Entire floating cities now being built .
Dutch company develops range of floating and amphibious houses . Homes built on water - filled concrete blocks that collapse with floods . Entire floating cities now being built .