Somerset Flashcards
1
Q
The Levels
A
- Area of coastal plain and wetland in central somerset
- 650km
- Flat land lying close to sea level
2
Q
Whats the land like
A
- Agricultural
- Arable
- Grazing land
- Peat extraction
3
Q
Impacts
A
Uk floods: council announced as a MAJOR INCIDENT
- 600 homes affected
- villages cut off
- major roads blocked
- farmers prevented from grazing
- cows evacuated
- financial cost = £10 million
4
Q
social impacts
A
- local businesses lost trade
- longer journey time for locals due to road closure
- some home owners forced to evacuate their property
- reports of increased crime
5
Q
Responses
A
- Rescue boats to help stranded people
- extra police because of reports of increased rate of crime
- 20 yr old flood action plan had been drawn up
- uk government promised £30 million to help
- Giant pumps from Netherlands installed to lower water levels
6
Q
Traditional solutions to flooding
A
- Embankments alongside the river
- Pumping stations to remove water from the lowest lying land
- Man made drains
- Dredging of rivers to increase their drainage capacity
