Whitby Slide 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: RuthCreated on: 08-05-14 08:16 Where? North Yorkshire, on the east side of the River Esk, a few 100m from Whitby Abbey 1 of 11 When? 27th November 2012 2 of 11 What happened? Patios slid down by 30ft, caused by torrential rain and a lack of appropriate drainage by Yorkshire Water 3 of 11 Demolition 30th November 2012 of Aelfleda Terrace 4 of 11 Social Mrs Knight had lived there for 26 years, loss of homes 5 of 11 Economic Abbey cut off to begin with - popular for tourists due to Dracula 6 of 11 Environmental A 40ft Willow was felled because it was unstable 7 of 11 Event Retaining fence put in place - a similar fence before did not prevent the slide, but it does minimise risk at a low cost. 8 of 11 Event Residents deliberating with Yorkshire Water for better drainage to be installed 9 of 11 Vulnerability 5 terraced homes were demolished because they were unstable. 10 of 11 Loss A temporary aluminium road was built across fields near the abbey to allow access - cheap and fast, but may not be safe due to temporary nature. 11 of 11
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