Erosion caused by the devastating November 2009 floods in Cockermouth when the river Derwent reached unprecedented levels.
Flood Debris and erosion from the November 2009 floods on the banks of the River Derwent, downstream of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Millions of tonnes of debris were deposited on a famers field, covering about ten acres of his Barley crop, when the Derwent broke its bank and changed course.
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Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
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