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The North Sea flood of 1953, also known as the Big Flood or East Coast Flood (in England)[1][2] or as the Flood Disaster (Dutch: Watersnoodramp), was a catastrophic flood caused by a heavy storm surge in the North Sea that struck low-lying coastal areas of the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. More than 2,000 people were killed on land and hundreds more at sea.[1] It was the worst natural disaster of the 20th century in the United Kingdom and the worst in the Netherlands since the Middle Ages.[3] The storm and flooding occurred during the night of Saturday, 31 January to the morning of 1 February 1953. A combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm caused a storm tide of the North Sea. Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, resulting in extensive flooding. The combination of wind, high tide, and low pressure caused the sea to flood land up to 5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in) above mean sea level. Realising that such infrequent events could recur, t

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