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The city of Newcastle, UK, has undertaken such disaster management planning efforts by developing
a digital twin to facilitate predictive disaster risk management. Its experience is documented in Box
15 and may serve as a basis for potential national roll-out in the future. 219
Box 15: Strategic deployment of digital twin technology by Newcastle to combat
extreme weather events
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Newcastle experienced an extreme rainstorm in 2012 that was dubbed locally the ‘Toon
Monsoon’. An entire month’s worth of rain fell in two hours during an evening commute
rush, causing the city’s drainage systems to be overwhelmed and costing £8 million worth
of damage. The aftermath of the storm can be seen in Figures 25 and 26.
Figure 25: Rescue amid flooding after Newcastle's 2012 extreme storm [xxv]
Figure 26: Submerged cars after the 2012 flooding in Newcastle [xxvi]
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