💧Flooding Case Study- RICH VS POOR

Question 1

Where is the rich part and on what date?

Answer 1

Carlisle, January 2005

Question 2

What were Carlisles causes?

Answer 2

• 200mm of rain fell in 36 hours
• this increased surface run off (saturated soil)into River Eden
• it’s an urban area
• causes discharge to reach 1520 cumecs when it’s average was 52

Question 3

Carlisles primary effects?

Answer 3

• 3 deaths
• 3000 homeless
• 4 schools flooded
• 70,000 addresses lost power
• 350 business were shut down
• bridges and roads damaged and river polluted

Question 4

Carlisles secondary effects?

Answer 4

• schools were closed for months so children lost education
• stress related illnesses
• 3000 jobs were at risk

Question 5

Carlisles immediate responses?

Answer 5

-people were evacuated
-reception centres were opened to provide food and drink
-temporary accommodation was set up for
Homeless

Question 6

Carlisles long term response?

Answer 6

• community groups set up to provide emotional support and give help to those affected
• flood defence system has been set up to improve flood defences e.g to build up banks on River Eden

Question 7

What is the poor part?

Answer 7

Bangladesh and India (South Asia) in July and August 2007

Question 8

Causes in Sourh Asia

Answer 8

Same reason as Carlisle but with 900mm,

• melting snow from Himalaya increased discharge
• peak discharge of both rivers happened at the same time which increased discharge downstream

Question 9

Primary effects in South Asia?

Answer 9

2000 deaths

• 25 million homeless
• 44 schools destroyed
• factories closed and livestock killed
• 112 000 houses destroyed
• 10 000km of roads destroyed
• rivers polluted

Question 10

Secondary effects in South Asia?

Answer 10

• 4000 schools affected, children lost education
• 100 000 caught diseases from the water
• fields flooded which reduced rice so prices rose by 10%
• many farmers and factory workers unemployed

Question 11

Immediate responses in South Asia?

Answer 11

• many didn’t evacuate from flooded areas and blocked transport links slowed down any evacuations that were tried
• other govs and charities distributed food and water etc, technical equipment such as boats were also sent

Question 12

Long term responses?

Answer 12

• international charities funded the rebuilding of homes and the agriculture industries
• some home have been rebuilt on stilts