About this programme
In 1952 a flash flood in Lynmouth, Devon, caused the death of 34 people as debris smashed into buildings. Then exactly 52 years later, an eerily similar event struck Boscastle in Cornwall.
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The Great Devon & Cornwall Floods is next on Channel 5 at 21:00 on Fri 11 Sep 2026.
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In 1952 a flash flood in Lynmouth, Devon, caused the death of 34 people as debris smashed into buildings. Then exactly 52 years later, an eerily similar event struck Boscastle in Cornwall.