Storm surges, dam breaches and dike collapses: they may be rare, but they still happen. People and pumps therefore have to be standing by to swoop in and clear out excess water to prevent floods, mitigate damage and clean up the mess. Who are these real-life superheroes and what’s their gear?
The Netherlands’ current approach to water defense will likely be enough to keep the country safe against the rising sea levels in the coming decades. “It is technically possible to protect the Netherlands against a sea level rise of up to 3 meters,” according to an interim report by the Sea Level Rise Knowledge Program.
The team investigating routes for the Lely railway line is also considering a route that skips Flevoland altogether, instead running through Noord-Holland and over the Afsluitdijk. The other two possible routes for the railway line to connect the northern provinces to the Randstad both run through Lelystad and Flevloand, NOS reports.
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