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A breach at Erith after the 1953 flood. The North Sea flood of 1953 was the worst flood of the 20th century in England and Scotland. Over 1,600 km (990 mi) of coastline was damaged, [22] and sea walls were breached in 1,200 places, [23] inundating 160,000 acres (65,000 ha; 250 sq mi). [22]
The Dutch government estimated 1,835 people and 182,000 animals died from the floods in the Netherlands, alone. ... Netherlands Great North Sea Flood 1953 weather map.
Praised for portraying "ordinary people and small moments", his work appeared internationally in publications such as Time and Der Spiegel and was included in the 1955 exhibition The Family of Man; particularly notable are his photographs taken during the North Sea Flood of 1953.
1953 2,400 [citation needed] North Sea flood, storm surge Netherlands: 838 2,379 [citation needed] 1988 Bangladesh monsoon rain Bangladesh: 1988 2,209 Johnstown Flood: United States (Pennsylvania) 1889 2,142 North Sea flood of 1953 storm surge Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium: 1953 2,075 [citation needed] 1981 Sichuan, Shanxi flood China ...
Fens below sea level were highly vulnerable to a tidal bulge until great dams and sea walls were built as shown in the North Sea flood of 1953. A series of marine transgressions followed (in specialist academic literature called Dunkirk 0 through to Dunkirk IIIb) characterised by a rising water table and floods that left layers of clay on the land.
A breach at Erith after the North Sea flood. 28 January – Nineteen-year old Derek Bentley is hanged at Wandsworth Prison in London for his part in the murder of PC Sidney Miles. [1] 31 January – Car ferry MV Princess Victoria, sailing from Stranraer, Scotland, to Larne, Northern Ireland, sinks in the Irish Sea killing 133
On the night of 31 January 1953 the sea defences of Hunstanton, Norfolk, were overwhelmed by a storm surge, with up to 10 feet (3.0 m) of seawater flooding the low-lying South Beach area. [1] Many U.S. service families were quartered there, [ 2 ] and Leming's unit, the 67th Air Rescue Squadron , based at nearby RAF Sculthorpe , were mobilised ...
The area is subject to flooding, and was severely affected by the North Sea flood of 1953, [4] [5] when the seawall was breached in many locations near the village. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Thirty-seven people died in nearby Jaywick , 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Lee-over-Sands. [ 8 ]