After the devastating flood in Boscastle in 2004, a collaborative effort involving various organizations helped with the recovery and repair. The Environment Agency played a crucial role in assessing the damage and implementing flood defense measures. Local authorities, volunteers, and community members also contributed significantly to the cleanup and rebuilding efforts, ensuring the village was restored and better protected against future flooding.
The Boscastle flood started in 2004 by torrential rain and the river Jordan burst its banks. It was also caused by snow melting, due from the winter. The rain helped the snow melt and the river to burst, therefore, caused a flood
In places around Boscastle and Cornwall
The worst injury in the Boscastle Flood was a broken leg.
Approximately 75 properties were flooded during the Boscastle flood in 2004.
16.4.04
everyone was
Luckily nobody died in the Boscastle flood 1963 and several people were injured!
the boscastle flood of 2004 began between 5am ans 6am on the 16th of august
because boscastle is in a valley and there was loads of rainwater and it just all pilled up and it caused a flood
tom preston
caravans
becasue it was