Serious UK flooding affects Miss Gardner's home town!

Miss Gardner's home town of Boston, Lincolnshire is one of many places to experience severe flooding in the UK. 18,000 homes in the Boston area have been affected by this flooding leading to many people being displaced. For more information speak to Miss Gardner as her family and friends are currently being affected by this flood disaster.

The geography behind the flooding?
The main three causes of these severe floods have been: -

• Low Pressure 
• High Tides
• Strong Winds/ storms

The combination of these three factors have led to storm surges which has caused the flooding.

The storm itself is wreaking havoc!

The storm is causing problems across Northern Europe, disrupting travel, causing damage to properties and leading to power cuts. Here are some of the impacts on the region.

• 4 people are thought to have died due to the storm
• KLM has cancelled 84 flights from Amsterdam airport
• One of Europes longest bridges linking Denmark to Sweden is closed
• 64,000 homes in Scotland are without power