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Het sluiten van het gat in de dijk bij Veere. Ja, schepen zelfs ontziet men niet Hoe kostbaar die ook zijn men offert ze in 't laatste gat En 's vijands macht wordt klein

Inundaties, vermoedelijk Walcheren (midden links het silouet van Veere (?)). Tekening gemaakt vanuit een kerktoren of molen.

Veere. Liberated Walcheren Island folk look to a hard future with fortitude. A farmer salvages as much as he can of his farm equipment to move to a drier section of Walcheren Island. The floods from the sea have spoiled his lands near the village of Veere, for many years to come.

Veere. Liberated Walcheren Island folk look to a hard future with fortitude. The gap in the dyke near Veere, caused by pin-point RAF bombings during the Nazi occupation. The sea roared inland here, laying waste farming land and destroying communities. Stoic Dutch island folk have begun dyke repair work, with Allied help and have evacuated their women and children to the dryest parts of Walcheren Island ...