Boscastle flood

This week we are studying a flood in an MEDC, Boscastle in August 2004.

We will look to find answers:

What happened? Where did it happen? Why did it happen? What were the effects? How can the area be managed?

Articles.

There is plenty of information out there about this flood.

* Check out this bbc article  for information about why the flood occurred

* The flood even has its own wiki 

* listen to what villagers had to say

* visit the Parish Website

* in pictures then and now

* more pics

This week has seen rain causing problems in Northampton as well, read this article from the local paper. In 1998 the Easter floods caused millions of punds worth of damage. Easter flood 1998