Sommerset Levels Flashcards
1
Q
……houses flooded and … Farms evacuated
A
600 houses flooded and 16 farms evacuated
2
Q
Cost
A
£10 million
3
Q
How many hectares of farmland under water?
A
14000
4
Q
How many live stock were evacuated?
A
100
5
Q
Primary responses
A
Villages went to school on boats
Most of community and
emergency services helped
6
Q
Secondary responses
A
28 km of 2 rivers were dredged
Road levels increased
More pumping stations