Margaret Templar of the Riverside Hotel in Boscastle had to be airlifted to safety with grandson Kieron It is 10 years since a huge surge of water hit Boscastle, destroying four buildings and sending ...

Hear reports from the scene, and see galleries of the area after the August 2004 floods in the north Cornwall village of Boscastle. The feature below was written at the time of those floods. 16/08/04 ...

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The north Cornwall village of Boscastle was changed forever after devastating floods on Monday 16th August 2004. One month's rain fell in a few hours - with catastrophic consequences. It's ten years ...

Nearly four years ago Boscastle was devastated by floods which destroyed homes and livelihoods. Now it is being heralded as the most environmentally friendly place in the country having undergone a ...

The Environment Agency today admitted it had not issued a specific flood warning for the three rivers that yesterday converged to flood the Cornish fishing village of Boscastle. Officials told ...

Until flood waters raged through its streets four years ago, Boscastle was one of Cornwall’s most picturesque and welcoming villages. And now? Well, see for yourself. 'As the Valency burst its banks, ...

Wandering through the pretty village of Boscastle on a sunny day it is difficult to equate the scene with the pictures beamed around the world on 16 August 2004. On that day late in the afternoon, ...

It is believed that a consequence of climate change will be more extreme weather events. And the Boscastle flood on August 16, 2004, would certainly fall into that category. Rainfall levels up to ...

When the Cornish village of Boscastle was devastated by flooding in 2004, few hoped to do any more than salvage the town. Today, it is flourishing, thanks to a new found awareness - and respect - for ...

It is 10 years since a huge surge of water hit Boscastle, destroying four buildings and sending cars careering into the harbour. Some 7.9ins (200mm) of rain had fallen in 24 hours, leading to rivers ...

David Flower's website on Tintagel and Boscastle with lots of news, features and photographs. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. A massive clean-up operation was underway ...