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14 Cards in this Set
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Deaths |
3 |
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Homeless |
3000 Up to a year |
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Lives |
Possessions damaged Temporary accommodation disrupted lives Travel arrangements Communities and friends separated Post problems |
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Schools flooded |
4 Children lost out on education Newman Catholic School didn't reopen until Easter |
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Illness |
Increase in stress-related |
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Damage |
Took a year Cost over £100 million |
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Businesses |
350 shut No electricity No telephone service No transport |
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Trade |
Trade activities from Carlisle railway station suspended United Biscuits (largest employer) flooded 3 metres of water £5 million damage 33 out of 1100 jobs |
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Power |
70,000 addresses had no power |
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Infrastructure flooded |
Sewage works Police station Fire station Council Offices |
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Buses |
80 destroyed |
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Roads and bridges damaged |
Warwick Road |
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Erosion |
Increased on riverbank |
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Rivers polluted |
With rubbish and sewage |
