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a conveyer of warm, very moist sub-tropical air was carried towards Britain, then the warm air rose over the Cumbria mountain’s, cooled and condensed as heavy rain causing relief rain to fall for 34 hours on the mountains then the run off entered the rivers Finally the river cocker and the river derwent causing the rivers to burst their banks and flood Cockermouth.
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When did the cockermouth flood happen?
On the 20th November 2009
Where did the cockermouth flood happen?
The cockermouth flood happened in Cumbria
Facts and Figures of the cockermouth flood?
The Cockermouth floods were caused by years worth of rain in just a few hours causing three rivers to flow into each other. The rivers over flowed a destroyed much of central Cockermouth. Cockermouth is still recovering from the disaster of November 2009.
Why did the cockermouth 2009 floods happen?
the flood happened cos it rained kthxbai.
What were the human causes of the Cockermouth flood?
The human causes of the Cockermouth flooding was the amount of buildings and roads so the water was unable to go anywhere
What happened in Cockermouth 2009?
Cockermouth suffered badly in the nationwide flood on 19 and 20 November 2009.Over 200 people were rescued. Many historic buildings were severely damaged, also a number of bridges in and around the town.
When was the cockermouth flood?
2:00am on the 20th November
What was the cause of cockermouth floodings?
The most recent Cockermouth Flood took place on the 19th November 2009.The flood was cause by the Rivers Derwent and Cocker bursting their banks due to excessive rain fall in such a short period.The village is located where three rivers so is quite prone to flooding
How deep was the cockermouth flood?
it was reaaly big and giant it strecthed out all the way around the city
When did the flooding in cockermouth start?
November 19 2009
How many people died by the effetcs of the cockermouth flood?
Onea policeman doing his job i believe fell off the bridge
What was the cause of the flooding?
The most recent Cockermouth Flood took place on the 19th November 2009.The flood was cause by the Rivers Derwent and Cocker bursting their banks due to excessive rain fall in such a short period.The village is located where three rivers so is quite prone to flooding
