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Cumbria experienced floods due to heavy rainfall, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the U.K.
Britain's Met Office recorded 12.3 inches (314.4 millimeter) of rain in 24 hours.
floods as deep as 8 feet (2.5 meters) brought out UK Troops from from Royal Air Force helicopters
Over 1,000 homes were flooded.
Social effects include 1 fatality
Queen Elizabeth II said she's "deeply concerned and saddened by the dreadful flooding across Britain."
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How long did the cumbria flood 2009 go on for?
700 years
Where did the cockermouth flood happen?
The cockermouth flood happened in Cumbria
How long did cumbria's flood last?
It might have lasted for about a month.
What caused the 2009 cockermouth flood?
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.
What was the date of the cumbria floods in 2009?
wen god got angry
How did the cumbria flood start?
Alot of rain falls in streams and rivers and the water floats on the ground and the water rises dramaticlly
What caused the flood in cumbria?
well it was some think called releif rain fall. that is when Flooding often occurs in lowlands. This is because rivers flow more slowly in low-lying areas. If the water volume increases suddenly, floods occur.
What r the damages caused by flood?
Electronic shops , cars , houses .etc. are the damages caused by flood.
What is caused by a single cloudburst?
flash flood
What caused the 2004 Bangladesh flood?
heavy rain caused it
What caused the Great Flood?
God.
What caused flood of Tenochtitlán?
an earthquake
