Bewdley Floods

In Nov 2000 the English market town of Bewdley (35 miles from the Welsh border) suffered the worst flooding for a generation.

But in 2007, during the GREAT FLOODS of the UK, the area survived some of the worst weather in over 150 years.

But what was done to enable this?

THE STORY of River Management at Bewdley (Controlled Assessment Yr 11)

The floods of 2000



















The floods of 2007



The most recent major floods - Nov 2009

Question- does managing floods in one place cause problems further downstream?

The Flooding of Cumbria - One Year On

One year on (Nov 2010)

The flooding of Cumbria in Nov 2009 was the worst to hit the region in 50 years! One Police Officer lost his life and over £150 million in damages to buildings, farmland and local businesses.

One year on the BBC programme "CountryFile" Revisted the area to see whats been done and how people are still coming to trms with that terrible time.

Fly-by aerial view of the Flooding of the River Derwent, Cockermouth (Nov 2009)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8374539.stm

Cumbria Still Unprotected From Flooding (Sky News)