Friday, June 29, 2012

Flood of 1953

I just heard a request for aid for the Netherlands mentioned on a 1953 broadcast of Dangerous Assignment.

Duration: 31 January - 1 February 1953


Fatalities: 2,551 killed

Damages: 9% of total Dutch farmland flooded, 30,000 animals drowned, 47,300 buildings damaged of which 10,000 destroyed

Areas affected: Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom

1 comment:

Rebekah Sacran said...

I love how there are bits and pieces of history on the commercials on those shows.