Storms and severe weather in the Netherlands

News item about the Zuiderzee flood of 1916, shown a few days after the disaster happened
A severe storm on January 14, 1916, caused flooding in many areas around the Zuiderzee. This news item contains images of the heavily hit locations, including the Anna Paulowna polder and Edam. Because the sluices were closed, the boats had to be dragged along the dike from one polder to the next. We als…