On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:30:37 -0000, "Graham Easterling"
wrote:

I see that the EA have decided that the Boscastle flood is a once in 400
years event.

This despite the fact that there was an almost identical event in 1957. The
descriptions of the flood were very similar, a wall of water coming down the
valley into Boscastle. Possessions were washed out of properties down into
the sea. The main difference in 1957 being that there were not dozens of
vehicles being washed through the village, and hence less structural damage
to buildings. 203.2mm was recorded near Wadebridge, and at Tintagel the rain
gauge overflowed.
And I guess no mass media to send pictures round the world.