Somerset Levels

Question 1

Impacts on flooding Somerset level

Loss of Life
Damage to property
Insurance Cover

Answer 1

Loss of Life
- No one lost their life

Damage to property
- Over 600 homes were flooded causing damage to both buildings and possessions
Over 1 million pounds in lost business reported
Almost 7000 hectares of farmland cut off

Insurance Cover
In march 2014 the cost of insurance claims across UK as a result of winter flooding to be around 450 million

Question 2

What are the Somerset levels

Answer 2

Somerset levels are a flat landscape covering 650sq in Somerset. With a height of the flood being 65sqkm