Flood of 1953

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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 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Flood of 1953
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6