Boscastle Flood

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Boscastle is a small ........ village in the ........ of Cornwall.
Bostcastle is a small fishing village in the north of Cornwall.
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What date did the flash flood occur?
16th August 2004.
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How much rainfall fell in two hours?
60mm of rainfall (typically a months worth)
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The ground was already ........ due to previous .... weeks of ..... average rainfall.
The ground was already saturated due to previous two weeks of above average rainfall.
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Name two factors of the drainage basin which caused rapid surface runoff.
Many steep slopes and areas of impermeable slate.
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Bostcastle is at the ...... of three rivers.
Boscastle is at the confluence of three rivers.
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Name the three rivers.
Valency, Jordan and Paradise.
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Flooding occurred at the same time as a ..... tide, making the impact ......
Flooding occurred at the same time as a high tide, making the impact worse.
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Homes, businesses and cars belonging to more than ....... people were swept away.
Homes, businesses and cars belonging to more than 1,000 people were swept away.
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Income from tourism was lost, which meant...?
There was an impact on livelihoods and the local economy.
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There were vast numbers of what type of claims?
Insurance claims.
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How many lives were lost, and what factor caused this?
No lives were lost, due to the rapid response of the emergency services.
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Income from tourism was lost, which meant...?
There was an impact on livelihoods and the local economy.
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There were vast numbers of what type of claims?
Insurance claims.
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How many lives were lost, and what factor caused this?
No lives were lost, due to the rapid response of the emergency services.
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What date did the flash flood occur?

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16th August 2004.

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How much rainfall fell in two hours?

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The ground was already ........ due to previous .... weeks of ..... average rainfall.

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Name two factors of the drainage basin which caused rapid surface runoff.

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