Twenty years ago this week, flash floods devastated the north coast of Cornwall – sweeping through the villages of Boscastle and Crackington Haven with terrifying force. Freak weather conditions ...

Boscastle. "Polmorla stream has come out of bank and there are reports of flooding at Polmorla to the road and around the properties. Properties in the Polmorla area should deploy their Property Flood ...

Flash flooding was also responsible for devastating floods that hit Boscastle, Cornwall, in August 2004. Torrential rain falling onto steep valley sides sent an ever-worsening surge of water down ...

The flooding coincided with a high tide, making the impact much worse. Physical causes of the Boscastle flood Human causes of the Boscastle flood Rain for 12 out of 14 days in August. Many trees ...

A look at two of the worst flash floods in British history ... 52 years later, on August 16th, 2004, Boscastle in Cornwall suffered four hours of relentless rainfall, which funnelled down the ...