In the summer of 2007, there was a series of destructive floods across the UK. One of the worst examples was the flooding of the River Severn. May-July was wetter than it had ever been before. Gloucestershire was the worst affected county. 50,000 people were left without electricity and the town of Tewkesbury was completely cut off and part of the town was under 3 feet of water. 420,000 people were left without water for days. Many houses were damaged by the flooding and some places still haven't got over the effects. 3 people were killed by the floods and the rescue operation has been called the biggest in peacetime Britain. The total cost of the 2007 floods has been estimated at £2 billion. The government has since planned to improve flood defences in areas at risk.
The main cause of the flood was the higher than average rainfall throughout the summer months, almost double average. 7 people died in the flood and over 1800 rescue calls were answered within an 18 hour period. 3 million bottles of water needed to be distributed each day to residents in the area.
ReplyDeleteRAF had to use 6 of its helicopters to assist in the rescue which shows how bad the floods were.
ReplyDeletelarge amount of rainfall fell in short period of time causing the rivers banks to burst