In the night of 1st februari 1953 a huge storm came over the west of Europe and cost a lot of damage and lifes. In combination with extreem high tide the dikes in the southwest of the Netherlands broke and the water covered a big part of the southwest. More than 1800 people died and thousands became homeless and lost everything.
It`s than that they decided this will never happen again and start planning the Delta works. A plan that took over 40 years to complete.

In the night of 1st februari 1953 a huge storm came over the west of Europe and cost a lot of damage and lifes. In combination with extreem high tide the dikes in the southwest of the Netherlands broke and the water covered a big part of the southwest. More than 1800 people died and thousands became homeless and lost everything. It`s than that they decided this will never happen again and start planning the Delta works. A plan that took over 40 years to complete.

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Jan 11, 2011

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Jan 11, 2011

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Apr 12, 2010

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Apr 8, 2010

Granny Franny says:
A very devastating disaster...you have illustrated this so well!
Apr 6, 2010

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Apr 6, 2010

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Apr 6, 2010

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Apr 5, 2010

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Apr 5, 2010

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Apr 5, 2010