Case Study of coastal flooding Flashcards
1
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What is the selected case study?
A
Towyn Wales
2
Q
Social effects
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2,800 were affected
5,000 evacuated and in temporary accomodation
No direct fatalities but anxiety caused 50 premature deaths
3
Q
Economic effects
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Repairs and reconstruction- £20-100m
15% flood houses had no insurance
40% had no content insurance
4
Q
Environmental effects
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Silt left in town was contaminated with radioactivity 10x the gov safety limit from nuclear reprocessing plant in SELLAFIELD in Cumbria
Power to sewage pumping stations- contaminated flood waters.
5
Q
Responses
A
rock revetment built to limit chances of recurrence.
Tidal flood improvements on River Clwyd at Rhyl in 2010 cost £2m and protects over 1,000 people.
Other sea defences protects 75 homes.
