Etiket: Winterdijk
Winterdijk in Blankaart basin has suffered damage,…
The winter dike of the Blankaart basin was constructed after the heavy floods of Christmas 1993. It is an earthen berm of 7 km, on the border of Merkem and…
5 meters high, 7 kilometers long: thanks to the Winterdijk, the Westhoek does not completely flood. “At least another two weeks before all the water is gone” | Flooding in West and East Flanders
The situation in the Westhoek remains precarious. The water is already flowing over the Winterdijk, an earthen berm of about seven kilometers long between Houthulst and Diksmuide. But what exactly…
It is overflowing and yet the Winterdijk is crucial to protect the Westhoek from total flooding: “At least another two weeks before all the water is gone”
The situation in the Westhoek remains precarious. The water is already flowing over the Winterdijk, an earthen berm of about seven kilometers long between Houthulst and Diksmuide. But what exactly…