Zeeland โ53 Hollandโs great flood disaster Radio Netherlands Archives
On February 1, 1953, one of the biggest natural disasters to ever hit the Netherlands took place. We're talking about the Watersnoodramp, the largest flood that ever took place in the Netherlands. It was a Monday night, January 31, 1953, when the flooding began, continuing into the morning of Sunday.
1953 flood How UK defences compare with the Netherlands BBC News
The Watersnoodmuseum or Flood Museum in Ouwerkerk, Netherlands is the "National Knowledge and Remembrance Centre for the Floods of 1953" and offers an in-depth picture of the events during and after the flood of 1 February 1953.The museum was officially opened on 2 April 2001. The museum also educates visitors about water safety, and the museum collects global knowledge about flooding.
What happened in 1953? The Big Flood in the Netherlands in retrospect Philosophical
The Flood Museum in Ouwerkerk The Netherlands tells it all: the tragic events of 1953, the emotions, the reconstruction and how we live with water, now and in the future. The caissons of the museum have been recently renewed. First only one caisson was used, since april 2009 all four are in use. Look at the introduction film for visitors, see.
Rotterdam & the 1953 North Sea flood disaster. YouTube
On the evening of January 31, 1953, a heavy storm hit the Netherlands from the northwest. The first dikes were breached between 4am and 6am on Sunday morning by the storm surge. 165.000 hectares of land was covered by seawater in a matter of hours. Large parts of the provinces of South Holland, Zeeland and North Brabant became flooded.
Netherlands flooding 1953 hires stock photography and images Alamy
During the weekend of Saturday 31 January to Sunday 1 February 1953, a storm tide raged across the northwest European shelf and flooded the low-lying coastal areas of the countries around the North Sea. The peak high waters occurred during the night and the storm surprised many people in their sleep.
The Great North Sea Flood of 1953 in the Netherlands [2173x1555] MapPorn
Flooded regions Southwest Netherlands. 1953 During the weekend of Saturday, January 31, 1953, hurricane force winds over the North Sea generated a tremendous storm surge that flooded the low-lying coastal regions of the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
1953 floods DutchReview
The 1953 flood is the most recent large coastal flood in Europe. The storm surge hit The Netherlands, the east coast of England, Belgium and Germany. Over 2.100 people died, of which more than 1.800 in The Netherlands. The 1953 storm surge. Source: Environment Agency It happened in the night or early morning, February 1st, 1953.
The Dutch Flood of 1953 killed over 1800 people. Nederland, Natuurrampen
The floods of 1953. NOS is a Dutch public broadcast service. On the night of Saturday, January 31 to Sunday, February 1, 1953, a hurricane-like northwesterly storm raged that sent the water into the funnel of the North Sea between England and the Netherlands. Along the Dutch coast, the dunes and dikes were attacked by high waves and in many.
Watersnoodramp, 1953. Flood, 1953. Foto Jan Sturm. Nederland, Geschiedenis, Holland
2 February 1953 The Hague The worst floods in Holland for more than 400 years have cost at least 142 lives, wrecked dikes, devastated hundreds of square miles of fertile land and rendered tens.
Digicolored 1953 watersnoodramp / flood disaster Netherlands
Disasters & Conflicts: Netherlands. Flooding, 1953 - Humanity House Blogs Themes Countries Meet reconciliation boat refugee statelessness conflict & child soldiers shelter in neighboring countries human rights emergency relief the Dutch asylum system
Flood in 1953... the Netherlands. .. www.geheugenvannederland.nl Nederland, Geschiedenis
The Netherlands on Thursday remembered the devastating floods of 1953, in which 1,836 people died as sea dykes in the south of the country broke, and large parts of Zeeland, the Zuid-Holland islands and western Brabant were overwhelmed. Over 70,000 people were evacuated in the disaster, which was caused by a combination of strong winds and high tides. Some 500 buildings were destroyed and many.
North Sea flood of 1953 Noordzee, Nederland, Geschiedenis
In the Netherlands, 1836 people fell victim to the flood; in the UK and Belgium, the casualities were 307 and 22, respectively. The large number of fatalities in the Netherlands was related to the fact that much of the affected area is below sea-level. This paper focuses on the case of the Netherlands.
Flood Tuindorp Oostzaan 1953. .. the Netherlands Amsterdam nederland, Amsterdam, Nederland
On 31 January, 1953 a storm that had been gathering south of Iceland wended its way via Scotland towards the Dutch coast, disastrously combining force gale winds and a spring tide. The dykes broke in Zeeland, Zuid-Holland and Noord-Brabant late on a pitchblack Saturday night in what is known in Dutch history as the Watersnoodramp.
Today in Dutch history the tragic 'Watersnoodramp' flooding of 1953 DutchReview
North Sea flood, the worst storm surge on record for the North Sea, occurring Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 1953. In the Netherlands some 400,000 acres (162,0000 hectares) flooded, causing at least 1,800 deaths and widespread property damage.
North Sea flood of 1953 Nederland, Foto's, Gebouwen
On the night of 31 January 1953, a wall of water surged from the North Sea, over-topping sea defences and leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake. A massive storm brought devastation.
The Dutch queen inspecting the flooded area's during the 1953 North Sea flood r/ImagesOfThe1950s
A breach at Erith after the North Sea flood of 1953 The catastrophe led to in-depth government reviews of events in both the Netherlands and the UK, resulting in significant improvements in coastal defenses, warning systems, and flood management policy.