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Parts of the town were on the flood plains where the rivers Avon and Severn met.

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What damage did Tewkesbury floods cause?

The Tewkesbury floods in 2007 caused significant damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure in the area. The floods resulted in widespread disruption, displacement of residents, and economic losses. The environmental impact was also severe, with damage to crops, wildlife habitats, and waterways.


How did the tewkesbury floods affect the local people?

The Tewkesbury floods affected local people by causing damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure, leading to displacement and disruption of daily life. The floods also had economic impacts on the community due to lost income and property damage, and resulted in emotional stress and trauma for those affected.


What caused the flood in tewkesbury?

God. I presume you mean Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK. The Rivers Severn and Avon meet at Tewkesbury, and the whole area is subject to floods every Winter, in which a few houses in Tewkesbury and elsewhere get flooded. The flood of July 2007 was in Summer, but followed a huge burst of rain in the upper Severn, which you could call an Act of God, others might say that it is just one manifestation of increasingly stormy weather patterns due to global warming. That flood of 2007 was execptionally high, thankfully the district seldom floods so high.


Why did tewkesbury flood?

human factors One of the human factors of the flooding is that the town of Tewkesbury is built on a flood plain, this is the flat area that naturally floods at certain times of year. Another human cause of flooding is that rain water easily absorbs into materials like sand, but it is much harder to soak into man-made building materials like concrete and stone buildings. Another is that there was a lot of extra rainfall before the floods started, and this can easily block drains with leaves and debris, meaning that there is nowhere for the water to go. ­­­­some of the physical and climatic factors of the Tewkesbury floods were that global warming affected the jet stream meaning that our British summer weather arrived later than normal, we had lots of rain because of that. Also Tewksbury is naturally a very low lying part of the countryside meaning that it floods easily, it is also as the confluence of two rivers (the Avon and Severn) meaning that there is a lot of water passing close by to the town, this is yet another risk of flooding. The extra rainfall contributed a lot to the floods that Tewkesbury suffered, it meant that there was a lot of extra water being carried in the rivers passing by, they couldn't contain so much water and subsequently overflowed into the area of floodplain that happened to have been built on. hope this helps :3


What caused the tewkesbury floods in 2007?

The Tewkesbury floods in 2007 were caused by prolonged and heavy rainfall which led to the rivers Severn and Avon overflowing. The high levels of rainfall saturated the ground, leading to widespread flooding in the area. Additionally, poor drainage systems and the convergence of multiple waterways in the region exacerbated the flooding.

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What damage did Tewkesbury floods cause?

The Tewkesbury floods in 2007 caused significant damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure in the area. The floods resulted in widespread disruption, displacement of residents, and economic losses. The environmental impact was also severe, with damage to crops, wildlife habitats, and waterways.


What date did the Tewkesbury flood happen?

the Tewkesbury flood started on the 19th20th of July 2007


How did the tewkesbury floods affect the local people?

The Tewkesbury floods affected local people by causing damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure, leading to displacement and disruption of daily life. The floods also had economic impacts on the community due to lost income and property damage, and resulted in emotional stress and trauma for those affected.


What are floods that happen suddenly called?

The Floods that happen suddenly are called Flash Floods.


How long did the tewkesbury floods last?

The flood took weeks to clear up but the secondary effects such as damage took months to restore.


How long did tewkesbury flood for?

The floods caused a lot of damage which look weeks to clear up the primary affects but the secondary affects went on for months.


How many people died in the Tewkesbury floods 2007?

Only three people died in these floods BUT thousands were affected through lack of water or in other cases too much water!!Hope this helps,SmartBean


In which county is Tewkesbury in?

Tewkesbury is in the county of Gloucestershire.


What is the name for floods that happen very quickly?

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