Wednesday
29th January, 2003 - 09:00 GMT
The 1953 East Coast Floods - Facts &
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summary of facts and figures from the 1953 floods. |
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Extent
of
damage
| FACTOR |
NUMBER |
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| Area
of damage |
Over
a length of 1,000 miles of coastline |
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| Breaches |
1,200
different locations |
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People
| FACTOR |
NUMBER |
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| People
evacuated |
32,000 |
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| People
lost |
307
drowned on east coast (1,800 in Holland) |
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| Homes
flooded |
24,000 |
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Infrastructure
| FACTOR |
NUMBER |
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| Power
stations |
2
large and many smaller |
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| Gasworks |
12
out of action |
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| Roads |
100
mls impassable – including 11 trunk roads |
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| Railways |
200
mls out of action |
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| Sewage
services |
Sewage
services out of action in most flooded areas. Widespread sewage
contamination in urban areas flooded. |
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| Water
services |
Water
pumping stations out of action in most areas flooded. Underground
water resources contaminated with salt water. |
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Agriculture
and farming
| FACTOR |
NUMBER |
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| Livestock |
46,000
head of livestock lost |
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| Agricultural
land |
160,000
acres inundated and not useable for several years |
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Industry
| FACTOR |
NUMBER |
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| Industrial
premises |
Over
200 major industrial premises inundated |
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Overall
damage
| FACTOR |
NUMBER |
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| Estimated
damage |
£50m
at 1953 prices |
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