The closing of the hole in the sea dike at Rilland-Bath in South Beveland. On Thursday the hole had been closed, but on Friday it turned out that the work had been in vain and there was another hole of about 60 meters. In the second half of April it is hoped that a ship will be used to close the hole, which will then be sunk. With the help of sandbags and the use of a transporter for sandbags an attempt is now being made to keep the hole at its width, April 10, 1953, dikes, repair work, flooding, sandbags, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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