Gloucestershire Floods 2007 (Paperback)

When Gloucestershire was hit by flash flooding after heavy rainfall on Friday 20 July 2007, the result was catastrophic. Roads were blocked and cars left abandoned in towns and villages around the county. After floodwater overwhelmed the Mythe pumping plant near the normally peaceful town of Tewkesbury, 350,000 people were left without running water and electricity supplies, while hundreds of homes and businesses were wrecked by the floodwater. Included here are vivid accounts of evacuation and helicopter rescues by the RAF (their largest peacetime rescue operation to date), bowsers, bottled water and, of course, the gruelling clean-up operation. As the police, Environment Agency, emergency services and the military joined forces to deal with the crisis and subsequent water shortage, contributors to this book also recall tales of community camaraderie and acts of bravery by ordinary people.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Thomas Gill
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-4946-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
LSN:	0-7509-4946-5
Barcode:	9780750949460

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