Case Study-Boscastle Floods

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

Boscastle, Cornwall

Question 2

Population

Answer 2

900

Question 3

Deaths

Answer 3

0

Question 4

Rivers flooded

Answer 4

Valency mainly but also river Jordan

Question 5

Human causes x2

Answer 5

Lack of flood protection and very small drains

Trees and low bridges blocked the river causing the banks to be burst

Question 6

Rainfall

Answer 6

600 MM. in two hours

Question 7

Condition of the ground

Answer 7

Saturated

Question 8

Drainage basin

Answer 8

Steep slopes and impermeable slate caused rapid surface runoff

Question 9

Position and rivers near by

Answer 9

At the confluence of three rivers hence large amounts of water in a short amount of time

Question 10

Tide

Answer 10

High tide made matters worse

Question 11

Short term economic impacts

Answer 11

House prises fell dramatically across the region

Question 12

Short term environmental

Answer 12

Waste from the town ended up in the sewer

Burst sewage main caused leakage in flood waters

Question 13

Short term social impacts

Answer 13

Roads blocked by flood water making emergency Access difficult

Property destroyed by debris e.g trees and vehicles

Burst sewage main made town inaccessible due to health and safety

Question 14

Impact on tourism

Answer 14

Massive loss in revenue, bad as it was the towns main income

Question 15

Costs of repairs to buildings

Answer 15

Cost Cornwall district council 2 million pounds to repair

Question 16

House prices

Answer 16

Permanent drop

Question 17

Wildlife

Answer 17

Vast damage to wildlife and habitats due to river pollution and flooding

Question 18

Pollution

Answer 18

Coastal pollution from debris and fuel from cars

Question 19

Transport difficulties

Answer 19

100 cars destroyed

Question 20

Mental issues

Answer 20

Stress and anxiety

Question 21

Short term management

Answer 21

RAF s arch and rescue alerted at 5pm when the incident was declared they searched buildings and residential areas

No deaths due to rapid response

Question 22

Flood defence

Answer 22

4.6 million pound scheme completed in 2008

Question 23

Bridges

Answer 23

Low bridges removed

Question 24

Other hard engineering

Answer 24

River widened through Boscastle

New flood defence wall in village centre

River bank walls reinforced

Car park raised +permeable acts as a flood barrier

Question 25

Date

Answer 25

16th August 2004