Lots of people lost their homes and jobs because the local shops where flooded. Boscastle thrived mainly on tourism, so the floods destroyed a large part of its income.
Electricity supplies were disrupted, trees were uprooted and bridges were damaged. Many people also lost their cars as the wall of water swept through the village and took the cars along, down to the sea.
heavy rain falls
See the link below for a report on the Boscastle Flood of 2004.
The river jordan over flooded in 1963 to flood boscastle
the boscastle flood of 2004 began between 5am ans 6am on the 16th of august
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heavy rain falls
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Because of the Boscastle Flood, the village of Boscastle had to pay millions of pounds for repairs and defences for future floods. One family alone had to pay thousands of pounds because their home, car and possessions were totally destroyed.
The river jordan over flooded in 1963 to flood boscastle
See the link below for a report on the Boscastle Flood of 2004.
In places around Boscastle and Cornwall
the boscastle flood of 2004 began between 5am ans 6am on the 16th of august
everyone was
16.4.04
Luckily nobody died in the Boscastle flood 1963 and several people were injured!
because boscastle is in a valley and there was loads of rainwater and it just all pilled up and it caused a flood
becasue it was