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{{Short description|Zuiderzee flood in the Netherlands}}
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{{About|the flood that occurred in the Netherlands|the flood that occurred in southern Appalachia|1916 Charleston hurricane#Great Flood of 1916}}
⚫ The '''flood of 1916''' or '''Zuiderzeevloed of 1916''' is a flood that took place in the night between ] and ] ] in the ] along the dikes of the ] caused by a tempest.


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== Course ==
⚫ The '''flood of 1916''' or '''Zuiderzeevloed of 1916''' is a flood that took place in the night between 13 and 14 January 1916 in the ] along the dikes of the ] as a result of a ].
⚫ The flood coincided with a high water inflow of rivers causing dike ruptures at tens of places along the coastline, and damaging the structure of many dikes. Some wooden houses at the island Marken completely tumbled over. In the province ] 19 people were killed and at sea several ships were wrecked causing another 32 casualties. Queen ] visited the areas that were hit.
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== Train == == Course ==
⚫ The flood coincided with a high water inflow of rivers causing many ruptures and structural damage in ]s at dozens of places along the coastline. Some wooden houses on the island of Marken completely tumbled over. In the province ] 19 people were killed, while at sea several ships were wrecked causing another 32 casualties. Queen ] visited the areas that were hit.
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== Consequences ==
<span class="cx-segment" data-segmentid="207"></span>This disaster, in combination with the famine caused by the First World War, lead to a law called Zuiderzeewet. The reinforcement of the dikes, undertaken after the disaster, were finished in 1926. In 1932 the Zuiderzee was 'tamed' by constructing a 32 kilometres long dike or better said a barrage called the ]. For the fishermen this also lead to the end of their fishing activities. This disaster, in combination with the famine caused by the ], led to a law called the Zuiderzeewet. The reinforcement of the levees, undertaken after the disaster, was finished in 1926. In 1932, the Zuiderzee was 'tamed' by constructing a 32-kilometre-long levee, a barrage called the ]. For the fishermen, this also led to the end of their fishing activities.


== Foreign help == == Foreign help ==
Based on the ] in the ] between the ambassador of ] to the government of the ], the ] donated a sum of ] 2387,90 (equivalent of about €20.000 now) to the Netherlands in aid for the victims of the flood.<ref>{{Cite web Based on the ] in ] between the ambassador of ] to the government of the ], the ] donated a sum of ] 2387.90 (equivalent of about €20,000 now) to the Netherlands in aid for the victims of the flood.<ref>{{Cite web
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| title = Turkse hulp aan Nederlanders tijdens watersnoodramp 1916 - DutchTurks | title = Turkse hulp aan Nederlanders tijdens watersnoodramp 1916 - DutchTurks
| last = Redactie | last = Redactie
| website = DutchTurks | website = DutchTurks
| date = 26 February 2016
| language = nl-NL | language = nl-NL
| access-date = 2016-03-02 | access-date = 2016-03-02
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Latest revision as of 09:46, 28 November 2024

Zuiderzee flood in the Netherlands This article is about the flood that occurred in the Netherlands. For the flood that occurred in southern Appalachia, see 1916 Charleston hurricane § Great Flood of 1916.
This map shows inundated areas due to the flood of 15 January 1916, reported by the Dutch government in September 1916

The flood of 1916 or Zuiderzeevloed of 1916 is a flood that took place in the night between 13 and 14 January 1916 in the Netherlands along the dikes of the Zuiderzee as a result of a storm surge.

Course

The flood coincided with a high water inflow of rivers causing many ruptures and structural damage in levees at dozens of places along the coastline. Some wooden houses on the island of Marken completely tumbled over. In the province North Holland 19 people were killed, while at sea several ships were wrecked causing another 32 casualties. Queen Wilhelmina visited the areas that were hit.

Soldiers and civilians have taken action to build temporary dikes using sandbags.

Consequences

This disaster, in combination with the famine caused by the First World War, led to a law called the Zuiderzeewet. The reinforcement of the levees, undertaken after the disaster, was finished in 1926. In 1932, the Zuiderzee was 'tamed' by constructing a 32-kilometre-long levee, a barrage called the Afsluitdijk. For the fishermen, this also led to the end of their fishing activities.

Foreign help

Based on the correspondence in The Hague between the ambassador of Turkey to the government of the Netherlands, the Turks donated a sum of FL 2387.90 (equivalent of about €20,000 now) to the Netherlands in aid for the victims of the flood.

References

  1. Redactie (26 February 2016). "Turkse hulp aan Nederlanders tijdens watersnoodramp 1916 - DutchTurks". DutchTurks (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-03-02.
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