river flooding case studies (causes, effects and responses)
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- Created on: 03-05-16 16:06
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- river flooding case studies
- Boscastle 2004(MEDC)
- causes
- the buildings were in the middle of a v-shaped valley
- 200mm of rain fell in 2 hours
- no flood control system (could have got people more time to leave)
- bridge in the middle of river which stopped lots of water
- effects
- roads blocked
- properties destroyed
- people moved away because of fear
- people were trapped and left homeless
- no deaths
- responces
- 6 RAF helicopters
- salvation army gave emergency aid (food, shelter etc)
- river channel made wider
- afforestation
- causes
- Bangladesh 2004 (LEDC)
- causes
- impermeable surfaces
- rained for 3 months
- increasing population
- effects
- 1,070 deaths
- cholera spread
- farm land destroyed
- many work factories had to close
- responses
- charities gave emergency aid (food, shelter etc)
- flood prevention methods put in place for next time
- channel straightening
- causes
- Boscastle 2004(MEDC)
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