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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.
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 to ...
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
The island was severely affected by the North Sea flood of 1953 which resulted in the deaths of 307 people, [3] with 10 people killed and 3,500 homes destroyed in the Cobholm and Southtown areas. [ 4 ]
January 31–February 1 – The North Sea flood of 1953 kills 1,836 people in the southwestern Netherlands (especially Zeeland), 307 in the United Kingdom, [1] [2] and several hundred at sea, including 133 on the ferry MV Princess Victoria in the Irish Sea.
North Sea flood may refer to: North Sea flood of 1953; North Sea flood of 1962; North Sea flood of 2007; See also. Storm tides of the North Sea; Floods in the Netherlands
David Broadfoot GC (21 July 1899 – 31 January 1953) was a Scottish seaman awarded the George Cross for his bravery during the sinking of the MV Princess Victoria in the North Sea flood of 1953. He was born in Stranraer, Scotland. By 1917, he had gained a radio license and later qualified as a ship's Radio Officer.