When was boscastle flood

West-Southwest Cornwall Weather Boscastle Flood The Boscastle Flood On the 16th August the picturesque tourist village of Boscastle on the North Cornish coast experienced a devastating flash flood, later described by the Environment Agency as 'among the most extreme ever recorded in Britain.

Boscastle Harbour. The aftermath. Related images. In pictures: Boscastle floods Environment Agency. Cornwall County Council. Boscastle - National Trust. Margaret Templar of the Riverside Hotel in Boscastle had to be airlifted to safety with grandson Kieron. In , trees blocked the main bridge over the River Valency - contrasting with the peaceful scene today.

The Harbour Light shop was destroyed by vehicles crashing into it but it has since been rebuilt. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

About 80 cars were washed through Boscastle by the water. Boscastle flooding in numbers. Eighty-four cars were later recovered from Boscastle harbour, but more than 30 were swept out to sea. Seven rescue helicopters winched about people to safety Some 1, tonnes lorry loads of flood debris were removed by the Environment Agency following the floods. Widening of the River Valency by 3m 10ft and lowering it by 2m 7ft Raising the car park and adding a new permeable surface A new bigger culvert where the Jordan and the Valency rivers join "Braiding" of the river valley through a network of channels separated by small islands, which slows the water flow.

What caused the Boscastle floods? Image source, PA. Trixie Webster saw her Harbour Light shop, now rebuilt, levelled in the floods. An RNAS Culdrose helicopter airlifted 12 people from the visitor centre before it partially collapsed. Cars stacked up after the deluge but no-one died in the flooding. Published 16 August Published 1 June Published 12 September Published 26 March Published 22 June Today marks the tenth anniversary of a devastating flash flood in the village of Boscastle, Cornwall.

An estimated million gallons of water swept through the picturesque West Country town on 16 August , after heavy rainfall led to the bursting of banks and the convergence of three rivers. Around people had to be plucked to safety by emergency teams, after mounting their roofs to escape the rising waters. The town suffered millions of pounds worth of damage but as residents will also say of that day — it was astounding that nobody died.