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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Paris unter Hochwasser
Lowland Kids
Pheasant Sounds
Pilar won't die
The World That Perished
Devon Dairy Farming
La casa de Walter
Your Chance to Live: Flood
Le déluge du Saguenay : une tragédie humaine
Where Is Heaven?
Lovely Devon
Simon Reeve's Return to Cornwall
Birds in the Bush
Lynmouth - A One Time Beauty Spot
Squirrel and Bird Fun
Quand la Seine débordera
Dartmouth, River Dart and Dartmoor
The Art of Cornwall
Nashville Rises
Kherson: Human Safari