Location
CAUSES: What were the main causes of the flood?
EFFECTS: Who and what was effected by the floods?
SOLUTIONS: What was done to prevent this sort of flooding diaster from occurring again?
LOCATION: Situated 5 miles in from the coast, North Cornwall, England.
see Google Earth File for its position.http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/downloads/podmovies/Boscastle.kmz
The location is generally typical V shaped valley feature with 2 rivers converging- The Jordan and The Valency (the river which caused much of the problems). The village of Boscaslte was traditionally a quiet fishing village but more recently (and especially since the floods of 2004) it has become a popular tourist attraction.
The Story of the Flood
Read a BBC new artice following the events.
Read a BBC new artice following the events.
CAUSES: What were the main causes of the flood?
EFFECTS: Who and what was effected by the floods?
SOLUTIONS: What was done to prevent this sort of flooding diaster from occurring again?
For an audio visual summary - see Juicy Geography website:
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