North Sea flood of 1953
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The North Sea flood of 1953, also known as the Big Flood or East Coast Flood or as the Flood Disaster, was a flood caused by a heavy storm surge in the North Sea that struck low-lying coastal areas of
Aftermath of the flood in Oude-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, Netherlands
Een dubbeltje op zijn kant ("A dubbeltje on its edge", meaning 'a narrow escape'), a sculpture by Roel Bendijk of de Twee Gebroeders in the Groenedijk. 'Dubbeltje' (lit. 'little double') was a thin, former Dutch coin
A breach at Erith after the 1953 flood
Blue plaque in Leigh-on-Sea commemorating the flood
Delta Works
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The Delta Works is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and
North Sea flood of 1953
…could reoccur, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom carried out large studies on strengthening of coastal defences. The Netherlands developed the Delta Works, an extensive system of dams and storm surge barriers. The UK constructed storm surge barriers on the Thames Estuary and on the Hull where it meets the…
Zeeland Bridge
Oosterscheldekering
Scale model of the Maeslantkering
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