Attention also paid to 'forgotten victims' at the commemoration of the Flood Disaster

This morning, the flood disaster of 1953 was commemorated in the Zeeland village of Ouwerkerk. Mayor Jack van der Hoek van Schouwen-Duiveland spoke about the “forgotten victims” of the disaster. The Flood Disaster is the biggest natural disaster of the 20th century in the Netherlands. On the night of January 31 to February 1, 1953, 1836 people were killed by floods. These were caused by a combination of a severe northwesterly storm and spring ti…

In the Zeeland village of Ouwerkerk, the 1953 Flood Disaster was commemorated on Saturday morning. According to Omroep Zeeland, which broadcast the commemoration live, around two hundred people attended. They stood still for the 1,836 people who died 72 years ago due to the floods, caused by a combination of a north-westerly storm and spring tide.