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  North Sea surge brings flood risk
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Last EditedNew Jerusalem  Nov 08, 2007 06:02pm
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MediaTV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News
News DateFriday, November 9, 2007 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionA storm in the North Sea has caused alarm in Britain and the Netherlands, both countries facing the worst flood threat in decades.
Flood defences were put on alert on the entire Dutch coast and flood warnings are in place for the eastern and northern coasts of Britain.
A tidal wave in 1953 killed more than 2,000 people in both countries.

Oil platforms have been closed off the Norwegian coast and gales are expected in Germany and Denmark.

The Dutch transport ministry said this was the first time since 1976 the whole North Sea coast was under alert.

Maritime traffic in Rotterdam was shut off, as the authorities planned to close the giant barrier that guards entrance to the largest port in Europe for the first time since its construction in the 1990s.

One-third of the land mass of the Netherlands is under sea level.
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