tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48613285752713295042011-07-30T19:36:33.774-07:00Mr Azopardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08965434457866577897noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4861328575271329504.post-72597803505197722762009-06-10T01:40:00.000-07:002009-06-10T01:52:17.244-07:00<a href="http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_drainage_basins/lynmouth_boscastle/imagesetc/boscastle/boscastle_helicopter.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_drainage_basins/lynmouth_boscastle/imagesetc/boscastle/boscastle_helicopter.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">In 2004, almost exactly 52 years to the day after Lynmouth's disaster, where 34 died, Boscastle, a town in north Cornwall suffered a fate simillar to that of Lynmouth as 6cm of rain fell in two hours resulting in a 3m high wall of water rushing through the village. </span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3572360.stm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">This BBC newspaper article </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">summarises the causes of the Boscastle flood.</span> <div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">The village of Boscastle suffered extensive damage after the flood and the Environment Agency have released this excellent (but detailed) document summarising the causes, causes effects and responses to the Boscastle flood entitled "</span><a href="http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/living_with_the_risk_1111062.pdf"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">living with the risk</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">".6 buildings and many cars were washed into the sea and boats and other debris was washed into the sea. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Thankfully unlike Lynmouth, in the Boscastle floods there were no major injuries or loss of life - even more amazing when you see the pictures and video footage of the devastation caused. If you are interested in finding out more the following links provide further information on the causes and effects of the Boscastle flood - there are also some great pictures and short video clips showing the devastation.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Useful Sites:</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Articles</span><a href="http://www.ncdc.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9616"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">North Cornwall Flooding Updates </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">- provides a useful summary of day by day updates from the time of the flood</span></div><br /><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boscastle_flood,_2004"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Wikipedia Article - Boscastle Flood 2004</span></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4154678.stm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Boscastle a 'tourist ghost town' </span></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/uncovered/stories/august2004/boscastle_floods.shtml"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Devastation in Boscastle (BBC Cornwall)</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> - great site including audio file interviews with villagers</span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3571984.stm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Villagers describe flood horror</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> </span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">(BBC article)</span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/3570940.stm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Dozens rescued from flash floods </span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">(BBC article)</span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4156680.stm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Village 'unlikely to flood again'</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">(BBC article)</span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Photo Galleries</span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/uk_boscastle_then_and_now/html/1.stm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">In Pictures - Then and Now (Boscastle Flood)</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"> </span><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">(BBC) - excellent site showing very clear photographs of the devasted areas before and after the floods;</span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/uncovered/stories/august2004/boscastle/1.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">The devastation and clean up operation </span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">(BBC)</span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/uncovered/stories/august2004/boscastle/61.html"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Repair work being undertaken in Boscastle</span></a><a href="http://www.tintagelweb.co.uk/BoscastleFlood.htm"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Photographs of the 2004 Boscastle Flood</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cgz.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cgz/accounts/staff/rchambers/GeoBytes%20GCSE%20Blog%20Resources/Images/Rivers/Flooding/Boscastle_014.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cgz.e2bn.net/e2bn/leas/c99/schools/cgz/accounts/staff/rchambers/GeoBytes%20GCSE%20Blog%20Resources/Images/Rivers/Flooding/Boscastle_0011.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Video Reports on the flooding</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4155818.stm#"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">BBC 2004 </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">video report on the Boscastle Floods </span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4155818.stm#"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">BBC video report on Boscastle as it is now (see bottom video link)</span></a></div><div> </div><div> </div></div><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9pgzbivca_Y&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9pgzbivca_Y&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4861328575271329504-7259780350519772276?l=boscastle.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mr Azopardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08965434457866577897noreply@blogger.com0