they put sand bags in front of their door to stop the water coming in or the helicopter would come and take them
Luckily nobody died in the Boscastle flood 1963 and several people were injured!
caravans
Unbelievably no one died in the 2004 floods!
Ma nan;)
The Boscastle flood of 1963 resulted in the tragic loss of 5 lives.
No, most people were rescued.
In places around Boscastle and Cornwall
35 people were killed ):
The worst injury in the Boscastle Flood was a broken leg.
Around 150 people were rescued during the Boscastle flood of 2004, including those airlifted to safety by helicopters. Fortunately, there were no fatalities despite the scale of the flooding.
Approximately 75 properties were flooded during the Boscastle flood in 2004.
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