Derry City and Strabane District CouncilClimate Change Adaptation Plan 2020-2025
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Snow 2014<br />
Travel disruption.<br />
Sports fixtures affected<br />
High Winds Storm 2011<br />
Power failure. Foyle<br />
Bridge closed<br />
Freeze 2010<br />
Damage to infrastructure (roads,<br />
railways, communications networks,<br />
etc.). School closures<br />
Flood 2006 L<strong>and</strong>slides. Road closures<br />
Storm 2005<br />
Damage to infrastructure (roads, railways,<br />
communications networks)<br />
Flooding continues to cause significant disruption to the <strong>City</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>District</strong>, with both localised <strong>and</strong> general impacts, including<br />
infrastructure damage, service closures, insurance claims <strong>and</strong> anxieties about recurrence.<br />
The effects of storms has been similar with general disruption to travel <strong>and</strong> essential services, as well as localised damage to<br />
premises <strong>and</strong> natural assets as well as the potential threat to life.<br />
There are increasing numbers of local severe weather incidents requiring a multi-agency emergency planning approach.<br />
DCSDC Climate <strong>Change</strong> <strong>Adaptation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
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