Extraordinary Boscatle Flood

Can the small English village of Boscastle stay afloat when black storm clouds and endless rain threaten to wash it away? Flash floods cause the main river to jump its banks and washout the town. (from Discovery Channel's "Raging Planet")

[@mrjw7398]

I've been going to Boscastle for years and have just got back from visiting it. It's so surreal seeing a place you know so well have floods like this

[@elladoesstuff4010]

Homework lol 😂

[@mayas2703]

same

[@layapowells5445]

This is literally just Autumn in Cornwall😂😂

[@mostepicandcoolman8345]

Yes same

[@x66Hawk66x]

I have been through Boscastle, it's a stunning place. I remember this day very well. I only live 40 miles from Boscastle, I was in my 12 years old at the time. I remember seeing the local news papers headline in the shop the next morning, with the picture of the helicopter hovering above.

[@holly.eq78]

Wow did this in geography it’s incredible

[@teresahobday7836]

Went here today and I cannot imagine the horror of this that day😢

[@DaTin2016]

hi
this seems sad, poor people lost there proptery

[@julianorchard6129]

Was only 3 miles from there on the day driving on holiday. I pulled over and waited the rain out as it was just too dangerous to continue quite afew did the same. Never seen anything like it

[@Jensentemprell]

I went to it to day

[@MrDaiseymay]

So many similarities to Lynmouth; Two river's meet, mid August, 15th- & 16th , sudden massive deluge from nowhere. I wonder, if like Lynmouth, there were scientists flying over head, who released chemicals, to see if they could create a rain storm ?? fortunately, unlike Lynmouth, who suffered many deaths, Boscastle, didn't. Then there was the other experiment with chemical rain making, over the counties north of London, several years later, all out of a near perfect summer sky. M'mm, best to check the BBC websight, for facts, from a Radio investigation in the 1950's.

[@ANDREWLEONARDSMITH]

This is a repeat of the Lynmouth flood disaster in 1952. Why were lessons not learned from Lynmouth?

[@chrispaw1]

Thanks for that half video 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Candy-wm4nc]

I fell bad for the cafe owner

[@LindaTCornwall]

Hi would you mind telling me the name of this if you know it, would love to watch this on our beautiful Boscastle's flash flood. Never seen this before? Thank you in advance linda.

[@brianabraham9277]

You might at least spell the village name correctly