Largest break in dike on Schouwen-Duiveland Island, Netherlands, was 1500 ft wide, 100 ft deep; sandbags and wooden partitions were used to form "pressure quays" into which sand was pumped to fill break; 7000 men and scores of dredges, cranes, draglines, tugs, and barges are employed in dike repair work.


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    Title :

    Lowlanders repair defenses against sea


    Additional title:

    Eng News-Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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