Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:dam |
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Essex
gptkb:Lincolnshire gptkb:Norfolk gptkb:Suffolk gptkb:Kent gptkb:South_Holland gptkb:Zeeland |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:North_Sea_flood_of_1953
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
over 2,500 people
1,836 deaths in the Netherlands 19 deaths in Scotland 28 deaths in Belgium 307 deaths in England |
| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:wind
high spring tide |
| gptkbp:commemorates |
annual remembrance ceremonies in the Netherlands
annual remembrance ceremonies in the UK |
| gptkbp:consequence |
gptkb:Delta_Works_project
improved flood defenses Thames Barrier construction |
| gptkbp:date |
31 January 1953
1 February 1953 |
| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
over 1,000,000 acres of land flooded
over 100,000 livestock killed over 30,000 people evacuated in the Netherlands over 47,300 buildings damaged in the Netherlands |
| gptkbp:emergencyServices |
gptkb:treaty
military assistance evacuations |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:Scotland gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive international coverage
|
| gptkbp:memorial |
Watersnoodmuseum
National Monument Watersnood 1953 |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
major impact on flood management policy
one of the worst natural disasters in Dutch history |
| gptkbp:notableSurvivor |
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands visited affected areas
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:North_Sea_flood_of_1962
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:History_of_the_Netherlands
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Flood of 1953
|