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Mapa Mental por Oliver Hall, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Oliver Hall
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Boscastle 2004
- Situated on a
flood plain in a
valleywith
interlocking
spurs
- Interlocking spurs
acted as a funnel
- Interlocking spurs
acted as a funnel
- River Valency and River Jordan
- 185 mm of rain
fell in 5 hours
- Soil was already
saturated from recent
rainfall
- No flood prevention system
- Drainage and sewage
systems were old and
lacked capacity
- Sewage systems burst
- Sewage systems burst
- 50 cars were
swept into the
harbour
- Bridge was washed
away and roads were
submerged under 2.75m of water
- Communications
were made
difficult
- Boscastle was
declared
inaccesible
- Communications
were made
difficult
- 4 buildings
were destroyed
and 58
damaged
- Hypothermia
concerns
- No power in
village for some
time
- Tourism economy destroyed
- 20 accomodation
providers were shut
- 20 accomodation
providers were shut
- No loss of life due to speedy
recovery because of Britain's
superb resources as an MEDC
- 100s were evacuated from
their homes
- 120 from rooftops alone
- 7 helicopters from the
Coastguard, the Royal Navy and
the RAF were used
- 7 helicopters from the
Coastguard, the Royal Navy and
the RAF were used
- 120 from rooftops alone
- Village was
cordoned off
for clean-up
operation
- Prince Charles and the
deputy prime minister came
to see the recovery
operation
- Repairs went on
for a long period
of time and were
very costly
- A huge fund-rasing effort took
place to raise money for the
cause
- A huge fund-rasing effort took
place to raise money for the
cause
- Insurance is
now costlier
in Boscastle
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