Derry City and Strabane District CouncilClimate Change Adaptation Plan 2020-2025
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The North West Flooding Review 2018 was undertaken <strong>and</strong> reported the following impacts across various areas in the city <strong>and</strong><br />
district:<br />
400 homes &<br />
businesses affected<br />
A5 closed<br />
3 days<br />
5 Bridges washed away & 89<br />
bridges requiring repair<br />
210 roads<br />
affected<br />
Agriculture affected – livestock<br />
drowned, l<strong>and</strong> damage & erosion<br />
<strong>City</strong> of <strong>Derry</strong> Airport<br />
closed 2 days<br />
1,497 calls to Flood<br />
Incident Line<br />
2,900m flood<br />
defences damaged<br />
Glenelly Valley L<strong>and</strong>slides,<br />
a 1 in 3,000 year event<br />
August 2017 Flood Event Residents Comments<br />
“The smell…oh the<br />
devastation was<br />
unbelievable. Everybody<br />
was just st<strong>and</strong>ing in<br />
disbelief”<br />
“This is one of the worst things that I’ve<br />
ever had to see. It’s not very nice having this<br />
happen to you.”<br />
DCSDC Climate <strong>Change</strong> <strong>Adaptation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
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