Boscastle Flashcards
Where is Boscastle?
North Cornwall, near the coast
What are the rivers involved?
Jordan and Valency confluence
Paradise
Describe the rain
75mm fell in two hours
it was left over from hurricane Alex
Why did water not infiltrate?
steep side valley
saturated ground
impermeable upland
human buildings on floodplain
Why were the bridges a problem?
they were very low
debris got stuck under them
dam like effect
What had humans done to the banks?
canalised them
they were very low in places
How much did insurance companies pay to repair damaged properties?
£20million
Why was tourist income lost?
Boscastle was uninhabitable
Museum of witchcraft and visitor centre destroyed
How many cars…
…recovered?
…still at sea?
84
31
What were the solutions afterwards?
widen river before and after village flood defence walls lowered river bed by an average of 0.75m raised car park increased span and height of bridges removed trees from bank
How many business properties destroyed?
25
How many buildings damaged?
50
How many footbridges swept away?
4
