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- Bodcastle is in the South West of England.
- It is in the North East of Cornwall.
- Bodcastle is along the coast of Cornwall by the Celtic Sea.
- It is North East of Newquay about 50km away.
- About 20km away from the County line East.
- About 20km away from the Badmin Moor which is South to South East of Bodcastle.
- Truro is approximately 80km South West of Bodcastle.
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- 140m cubed per second at its peak hit Bodcastle (discharge). Whereas the average flow was 0.5 m cubed per second.
- About 25ml in 15 mins rainfall fell.
- Deforestation meant that the water could flow freely.
- The houses were on a flood plain.
- Steep slopes allowed large amounts of water to flow straight into the city.
- Caused by a rainstorm that came from the Atlantic Ocean and caused by prolonged rainfall.
- The river bank broke.
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- 3m wall of water carried trees and cars through Bodcastle.
- About 1000 residents were affected by the flood.
- 4 houses demolished.
- 58 houses affected by flooding as they were totally destroyed.
- Tourism increased after flood.
- No one died.
- People were trapped in their houses and buildings.
- The intensity of the rain meant that interception was low and little water entered the soil.
- The water travelled at 40 miles per hour.
- Phone lines went down and there was no contact between people.
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- 7 helicopters were called in and lifted 100 people to safety.
- 80 people from rooftops were lifted by helicopters.
- Emergency services responded speedily and efficiently.
- In the past 10 years, flood defences were put into place.
- Engineers are now investigating future flood control works on River Vallency.
- £800 000 flood defence scheme completed in Bodcastle.
- They widened and deepened River Vallency and added and extra river channel to the river 6 months after the flood.
- £10 million pound in total was spent on flood defences in Cornwall.
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