What campagnes helped in the Boscastle floods?

Answer 1

MEDC Flood - Boscastle Information · SW England, in Cornwall · Small village based at the mouth of a river · August 2004 Causes · 8 inches of rain, double monthly rainfall in 4 hours - rose levels by about 2m · Really localised rain - dropped directly into valley · Steep valley sides - quicker to the river · The bridge became filled with trees and mud so the water couldn't pass under the bridge - made it worse as it had to go over · 100 tonnes of water a second moving through the river Impacts · No-one died or had a major injury · Swept away cars, vans, houses etc. Estimated that 150 cars completely written off · Damage was in the millions of pounds · 150 people airlifted from rooftops by Coast guards and royal navy was called · Emergency services from all over Cornwall to provide aid · Villages were forced to rebuild (everywhere was covered in 2-3 feet of silt and mud), so businesses were drastically hit e.g. Wellington Hotel. It took 45 months to return to its original state · Some people needed counselling as they were emotionally affected · Brought the community together What's been done? · Trees were taken down as they were battering rams and clogged up the bridge · Town planning was introduced so that buildings like hospitals weren't next to river, and try to use a managed retreat to try and make less homes and businesses built next to river