Geography Boscastle Case study
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- Created on: 21-04-16 13:20
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- Case Study - Flood
- When
- 16 August 2004
- Where
- Boscastle, Cornwall
- Causes
- Ground waterlogged from previous rain
- Local rocks are impermeable
- Summer storms =200mm rain in 4 hours
- Steep slopes, narrow valleys... Reached Valency quickly
- Bridges trapped branches and acted like dams
- Impacts
- 100 people airlifted to safety
- 80 cars washed out to sea
- Many homes flooded
- £300 million damage
- When
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