‘The pain of 1953 remains’

Published on 1 February 2013

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On February 1, 1953, a North Sea storm caused massive flooding in the south of the country, which resulted in the death of more than 1,800 people.
The daily commemorates the 60th anniversary of the disaster with the publication of several survivors’ accounts.

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