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Setting the scene: Cumbria Floods – November 2009

Setting the scene: Cumbria Floods – November 2009. Dan Bloomer Cumbria County Council & Cumbria Intelligence Observatory. Overview. Meteorological circumstances Flood extent Inundation of properties Impacts: Community Welfare Environment Economy & Business Infrastructure

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Setting the scene: Cumbria Floods – November 2009

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  1. Setting the scene:Cumbria Floods – November 2009 Dan Bloomer Cumbria County Council & Cumbria Intelligence Observatory

  2. Overview • Meteorological circumstances • Flood extent • Inundation of properties • Impacts: • Community Welfare • Environment • Economy & Business • Infrastructure • Recovery to date

  3. Meteorological circumstances • Warm air mass tracked north from the tropics • Heavy rain began falling on Wed 18th November onto saturated ground • UK record daily rainfall = 314 mm • Max rainfall Wed 18th – Fri 20th = 372mm • Flooding occurred across the county

  4. Reported incidents

  5. Extent of flooding

  6. Extent of flooding(South Lakeland)

  7. Extent of flooding(Allerdale)

  8. Inundation of properties

  9. Impacts – Community Welfare • GP & Police bases flooded in Cockermouth • Most pressing immediate and ongoing need is for accommodation • Insurance & business advice required • Affected residents tend to be older than average • Psychological problems beginning to arise

  10. Impacts – Environment • Large scale river planform change • Erosion & deposition affecting agricultural land • Huge increase in the amount of household waste • Insurance concerns related to loss and removal of fallen stock

  11. Impacts – Economy & Business • Most damage suffered in Allerdale and South Lakeland • 80% of businesses in Cockermouth flooded • Port of Workington out of action • Trade lost due to infrastructure damage • 72% of tourism business affected, 41% suffered cancellations

  12. Impacts – Infrastructure • Roads closed across the county • Numerous bridges lost • A596 & A597 in Workington both severed • Journey times and traffic congestion greatly increased • Access to schools, health services etc limited • Extensive infrastructure issues remain

  13. Recovery Process • Multi-agency recovery group co-ordinated by the County Council • Welfare, Environment, Business & Economy and Infrastructure sub-groups • Regular Ministerial meetings and conference calls • Registration system now tracking affected people

  14. Recovery examples • Flood support centres in Ulverston Keswick, Cockermouth and Workington • Temporary footbridge erected • Extra bus and train services • Port of Workington re-opened • Temporary business accommodation arranged • “Open for business” PR campaign

  15. Points to address • Inconsistencies between local and national response • Complexities of adapting to Whitehall cultures • Strategic vs frontline information flow • Balancing expectations with achievability • Fragility of infrastructure • Psychological impact only beginning to become apparent

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