Cockermouth- Flooding

Question 1

When did Cockermouth flood?

Answer 1

November 2010

Question 2

Short Term: How many died?

Answer 2

1- a police officer who was killed when a bridge collapsed

Question 3

Short Term: How many road bridges were destroyed?

Answer 3

20

Question 4

Short Term: How many footbridges were destroyed?

Answer 4

200

Question 5

Short Term: How many primary and secondary schools were shut?

Answer 5

13 Primary

5 Secondary

Question 6

Short Term: How many people spent the night in shelters, or stay with family and friends?

Answer 6

More than 500

Question 7

Long Term: How much did the damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure costs to repair?

Answer 7

£276 billion

Question 8

Long Term: How many farms were severely affected by the floods?

Answer 8

110

Question 9

Long Term: How many flooded households hadn’t returned home within a year?

Answer 9

150

Question 10

Long Term: After a year, how many of the 20 road bridges had not yet been repaired?

Answer 10

3

Question 11

Long Term: How much was lost in the tourist industry?

Answer 11

£15 million

Question 12

Long Term: How much was lost in cancelled bookings?

Answer 12

£2.5 million

Question 13

Long Term: Who were affected by loss of transport links?

Answer 13

Retail and other businesses

Question 14

Responses: How much money did PM Gordon Brown pledge to repair the roads?

Answer 14

£5.4 million

Question 15

Responses: Where did the army install a bridge so that the town wasn’t cut off?

Answer 15

Workington

Question 16

Responses: How many different agencies helped?

Answer 16

50

Question 17

Responses: How did the Environment Agency help?

Answer 17

They issued flood warnings and provided boats for rescues

Question 18

Responses: How did Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service help?

Answer 18

Evacuated members of the community