European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sio Woler Roon through Dike break in 1953 Dii Ailer. V Olland suge Delta Dike clo up How How co Tuoni oft.,  Unk info position. Or. Firmly   la i by George Embree Nana staff writer ten years ago the swirling Freez ing Waters of the North sen broke through the protective dikes in the South Ern part or the nyl Herlands cart Long nearly 2,000 deaths and millions of dollars of damage. Today a Mammoth Dike building pro Gram is Well under Way which when completed five i ars from now will be the biggest of Ith kind anywhere in the world and will Safe surd no Nannt a recurrence of Cuch a Riffer Ixl a. On Jan. 31, 105.1. The Normal Dike patrols were strengthened Becaum the period of High tide coincided with prediction of unusually severe Gale Force winds along the entire dutch coastline. In the Middle of uie night Church Belli throughout the Lilandia forming he South Ern part of the country sounded the dreaded alarm that the dikes had broken and water was pouring into the land behind nem. When morning finally came entire vol imn even entire islands which a few hours holon r-nli.,1 snugly Beh and la. Lev live lowering Mounds of Earlh Bould ers and Clay had been obliterated by the North sen. Some 288 mile of a Lam were Deal roped and 330,000 acre. Wer. In fog 12 the stars and stripes the survivors who i minutes before the l were gradually Pickem lops end Church left agent the night it required f49t damage and restore areas. Even while the worst officials to Ning one of the m building programs i the Southern it where the floods primarily of of Beeai Mulh at the re let l of Miles of Dokea. Saturday