Floods Flashcards
When were the 2 floods in Cockermouth?
November 2009
December 2015
What is the difference in the amount of rainfall?
25ml
What is the definition of response?
How a group of people (such as a community, organisation or the government) react to an event.
What does MEDC stand for?
More Economically Developed Country
What does LEDC stand for?
Less Economically Developed Country
When was the North India flood?
June 16th 2013
What were the long term effects of the Cockermouth flood?
Houses were destroyed People died Bridges and building got broken/ damaged Policemen died Here was traffic for 2 years
What were the short term effects of the Cockermouth flood?
Damaged everything
Businesses were closed
No insurance- can’t move
How much money did Cockermouth raise on a flood barrier?
£20,000
How much money did the flood barrier cost?
£4.4million
Why did Cockermouth get flooded?
It got flooded because there was a lot of rain which fell on already wet ground. Further more, the town of Cockermouth is located on a confluence.
North India flood case study:
5,748 people died
4,200 villages were affected
6000 people missing
How the the India flood happen?
They were building dams, which blocked the river and the debris caused major overflow.
