Boscastle
- Created by: Hannah Jeffery
- Created on: 15-05-14 17:23
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- Boscastle
- located on the north coastline of Cornwall, south-west of England
- physical causes of flood
- a lot of impermeable rock due to urbanisation
- small drainage basin as it is at the bottom of a valley
- steep sided valley means little vegetation not only means little decrease in surface run-off, but also a gain in speed
- flash flooding
- over 60mm fell in two hours
- ground was saturated due to two weeks of above average rainfall
- Boscastle is the confluence of three rivers
- the valency
- the river Jordon
- the river Paradise
- researched the geomorphology of boscastle using the environmental agency website that provides maps of locations
- human causes
- building on a flood plain
- lack of vegetation
- a lack of flood control systems
- such as raised banks or river channels
- BBC news article
- the sewer and drainage systems was old and inadequate
- googled pictures of the flood to understand the affect of the lack of management
- vehicles swept away due to a lack of land use zoning
- shallows bridge acted as a dam increasing volume of flood water in the village
- people were evacuated from their roofs
- helicopters used
- people were evacuated from their roofs
- impacts of the flood
- difficult recuse mission
- a large amount of vehicles property and trees were destroyed
- emergency accommodation had to be set up
- people were trapped in houses increasing risk of hypothermia and shock
- due to burst sewage pipes bosactle was inaccessible for a while
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