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Causes?
Houses, not dredging, prolonged rainfall.
How many houses flooded?
600 houses (evacuated)
How many farms were evacuated?
16
What happened to the road?
Had to be closed because of floods
Year?
2014
What was the human cause of the Somerset levels flood?
Being houses in a flood plain that was prone to flooding
Why did the river banks burst?
Because they hadn’t dredged the rivers tone and parrot in over 20 years.
What was the natural cause of the Somerset levels?
Because of the prolonged rainfall that was 2x heavier than usual.
