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Subj: Re: Today in History - Jan 31
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Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:09:35
From: GM3YEW (Dave)
To: TODAY@WW
Subject: Re: Today in History - Jan 31
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From: GM3YEW@GB7YEW
K.O.(aka N0KFQ)
If memory serves me correctly,the communiction provided by BRITSIH AMATEUR
stations contravened their licence conditions. This brought about a change
in the licence to allow third party message handling and RAYNET was formed
Quoting from a previous message...
>
> Jan 31, 1953:
> Flood wreaks havoc in Europe
>
> On this day in 1953, flooding in the North Sea kills more than
> 1,500 people in the Netherlands and destroys 1 million acres of
> farmland. The storm also caused death and destruction in Great
> Britain and Belgium.
>
> The storm began in the North Atlantic and moved slowly toward the
> British Isles and the Netherlands. By the morning of January 31,
> winds were reaching more than 100 miles per hour. That evening, a
> 200-mile area of England was experiencing flooding, particularly
> the Ouse and Orwell river regions. Sea walls were breached all
> along the coast and the Margate lighthouse was destroyed. By the
> time the water subsided in England on February 2, 307 people were
> dead and thousands were homeless. Winston Churchill declared it a
> national disaster and established a relief fund for the victims.
> In Belgium, the Schelde River flooded and a dike near the city of
> Antwerp broke. Despite the impending disaster, the country's King
> Baudouin made a trip to French Riviera. He returned under heavy
> criticism.
>
> The worst of the storm, however, hit the Netherlands, where
> 50,000 buildings were wiped out by the flood and 300,000 people
> were left homeless. The islands of Schouwen, Duiveland and
> Walcheren were completely inundated and the centers of large
> cities like Rotterdam and Dordrecht were severely damaged.
> Thousands of people were stranded on their rooftops for days
> awaiting rescue. An extension of the United States' post-war
> Marshall Plan relief was set in motion on February 6 in order to
> assist the Netherlands with the immense relief effort. On
> February 8, Queen Juliana proclaimed an official day of mourning.
> The state of emergency put in effect was not lifted for another
> week. By the time the flood receded, 1,524 lives were lost in the
> Netherlands alone.
>
>
> 73, K.O. n0kfq
> N0KFQ @ KB0WSA.MO.USA.NA
> E-mail: kohiggs@gmail.com
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73 Dave.
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