In La Crosse, the authorities remain on alert for a possible dike breach.

On Strand alone, at least 6,123 people lost their lives due to 44 dike breaches, which relates to two thirds of the entire population of the island.

This caused dike breaches along the Maas.

The storm reached its peak in the night and led to enormous damage and numerous dike breaches.

A further 307 people were killed by dike breaches in the United Kingdom, in the counties of Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

These fiefdoms were in Riederwaard, an area reclaimed from water since the 12th century but had to deal with frequent dike breaches throughout the 13th and 14th centuries.

The Yellow River crested at its highest recorded level, inspiring fears of a catastrophic dike breach.

In connection with this directive, I too cannot help but briefly mention a typically Dutch safety issue, namely the protection of its low lands from flooding by dike breaches.

The dike breach occurred at the northwest corner of the dredge cell area, overlooking the Swan Pond Creek spillway.