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The document summarizes the physical and human causes of river flooding as well as the socio-economic consequences using the 2005 Carlisle flood in Cumbria, UK as a case study. The key points are: 1) The Carlisle flood was caused by intense rainfall over 36 hours that exceeded the river channel capacity, combined with urbanization increasing impermeable surfaces and inadequate flood defenses. 2) The consequences included 6000 people displaced, businesses and homes flooded costing over £224 million to rep

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Marc

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