Carlisle , Cumbria - river flooding 2005
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- Carlisle, Cumbria- river flooding 2005
- Causes
- Human
- Urbanization- high surface run off
- Drain and sewage systems overflowed
- 25% of flooding problems were associated with overflowing drains
- Physical
- Heavy rainfall
- 6th of January: 200mm of rain in 36 hours
- Grounds were saturated already
- water went straight to the river
- high peak discharge (1520 cumecs , normally-52)
- Heavy rainfall
- Human
- Impacts
- Economic
- It took about a year to repair homes and cost over £100 Million
- 350 businesses had to shut down due to no electricity and other services
- United Biscuits - largest employer in the area flooded with 3m
- 33/1100 employees lost their jobs
- 70,000 addresses had no power
- 80 buses were destroyed
- Environmental
- Rivers were polluted with rubbish and sewage
- Increased river bank erosion
- Social
- 3 people died
- over 3000 people were made homeless for up to a year
- 4 schools were flooded
- children lost out on education
- increase in stress related ilnesses following the floods
- Economic
- Causes
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