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What was opened at Workington in the longer term response

How much money was raised by the Cumbria Flood Recovery in just 10 days?

Cockermouth Floods Case Study

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1
How much money was raised by the Cumbria Flood Recovery in just 10 days?
£1 million
£10 million
£11 million
£1 billion
2
What was opened at Workington in the longer term response
temporary rail station
new reinforced bridge
temporary hospital
artificial levees to stop future floods
3
How many bridges collapsed and closed?
2 collapsed, 4 closed
4 collapsed, 12 closed
4 collapsed, 2 closed
2 collapsed, 14 closed
4
How many homes were flooded?
1500
1400
1300
1600
5
What was the name of the Policeman that died
Bill Parker
Rob Parker
Will Parker
Bob Parker
6
Which two RIVERS formed the confluence at Cockermouth?
Spaniel and Cocker
Trent and Cocker
Cocker and Spaniel
Derwent and Cocker
7
What costs an average of £28,000
in lost earnings
to replace each familys belongings
average insurance claim
to repair each house
8
Who introduced a £4.4 m management scheme?
Dept for Flooding and the Environment
Environment Agency
Environmental Agents
Government Environment Dept
9
Where is Keswick situated in relation to Cockermouth?
East
North
South
West
10
What happened in Workington?
one bridge collapsed and killed a policeman
all bridges were destroyed and this cut the town in two
local shops and businesses were closed for three weeks
the roads were cut off due to flood water