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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Your Chance to Live: Flood
Lowland Kids
Derek vs Derek
Pheasant Sounds
Birds in the Bush
Simon Reeve's Return to Cornwall
Quand la Seine débordera
The Art of Cornwall
Puffin Fun
Hepworth
Lynmouth - A One Time Beauty Spot
Gátak és emberek
Where The Hand of Man Hath Never Trod
Dartmouth, River Dart and Dartmoor
Die Jahrhundertflut
Evidences: The Record and the Flood
The Duchy of Cornwall
Paris unter Hochwasser
La casa de Walter
Where Is Heaven?