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Storm en noodweer in Nederland
Noord-Holland onder water. Opname v/d. watersnood te Edam en omstreken
Noord-Holland onder water
Storms and bad weather in the Netherlands
News item about the Zuiderzee flood of 1916, shown a few days after the disaster happened
A severe storm on January 14, 1916, caused flooding in many areas around the Zuiderzee. This news item contains images of the heavily hit locations, including the Anna Paulowna polder and Edam. Because the sluices were closed, the boats had to be dragged along the dike from one polder to the next. We also se…