Case study: Impacts of flooding
- Created by: jazmoon_
- Created on: 09-04-18 11:06
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- Flooding: England and Wales 2007
- In three months 387mm off rain fell - Double the average
- Wettest July on record with 129mm of rain
- Focussed along the Thames and Severn
- 20th July River Severn had reached record levels
- Then a powerful storm sent the river into a flood
- This caused devastation to the towns and villages downstream
- Then a powerful storm sent the river into a flood
- Dozens of people were killed and costs were £6Million
- Shrewsbury the flow was 6 times normal
- But the flood defences from past flooding did their job
- Worcester river levels rose to 4.5m above normal
- The village Upton-on-Severn was hit by flooding 7 times
- Tewkesbury and Gloucester were hit badly as River Avon joins Severn and Waterfront developments respectively
- 20th July River Severn had reached record levels
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