The Great Devon & Cornwall Floods
Overview
A look at two of the worst flash floods in British history, which were separated by exactly 52 years, featuring interviews with survivors, rescuers, politicians and experts. On August 16th, 1952, 15cm of rain fell in just a few hours on Lynmouth in Devon, cascaded into the village via the East and West Lyn rivers, bringing with it 114,000 tons of boulders, sediment and uprooted trees that smashed into buildings. 52 years later, on August 16th, 2004, Boscastle in Cornwall suffered four hours of relentless rainfall, which funnelled down the steep banks of the valley from the moors above the port.
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24/08/2024
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Original Soundtrack
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Your Chance to Live: Flood
Pheasant Sounds
Lowland Kids
La casa de Walter
Simon Reeve's Return to Cornwall
Paris unter Hochwasser
The Art of Cornwall
Gátak és emberek
Squirrel and Bird Fun
Quand la Seine débordera
The Road to Zennor
Hepworth
Puffin Fun
Where Is Heaven?
Derek vs Derek
Devon Dairy Farming
Le déluge du Saguenay : une tragédie humaine
Dartmouth, River Dart and Dartmoor
Lynmouth - A One Time Beauty Spot
Birds in the Bush