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