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On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:01:23 -0000, flaviar6@gmail.com wrote:

>On Nov 10, 12:46 am, "Heinrich" <Heinr...@Ruhrgasnet.de> wrote:
>> Record high waves, but dikes pass test
>> 9 November 2007
>>
>> AMSTERDAM - 10-metre high waves beat the North Sea coast of the Netherlands
>> overnight, but no major problems were reported by Friday morning.
>>
>> The north-west storm that raced over the Netherlands with wind speeds of
>> more than 100 kilometres per hour caused record-high water levels.
>>
>> Strong winds of 100 km per hour are not exceptional for this time of the
>> year in the Netherlands, but it is the combination of wind direction, rain
>> and a seawater level that was already high prior to the storm that caused
>> the state of alert.
>>
>> In Harlingen, a town bordering on the north-east coast of the country, the
>> seawater level rose to 3.4 metres above the so-called New Amsterdam Water
>> level (NAP), the standard used to ascertain the height of the water.
>>
>> Near Rotterdam, the level stood at 2.84 metres above NAP while in Zeeland,
>> in the south-west, the sea level rose to 3.43 metres, the third highest
>> level since the Delta water defence system in the Zeeland province has been
>> built.
>>
>> Late Thursday night, all Dutch water defence systems along the North Sea
>> coast, such as the Maeslant and Hartel defence systems near Rotterdam, had
>> been automatically closed due to the high water level.
>>
>> The coastguard patrolled the dikes from north to south during the night, but
>> no major problems occurred.
>>
>> The harbour of Rotterdam, which had closed down in the early evening of
>> Thursday, also remained closed throughout the night and early Friday
>> morning.
>>
>> Elsewhere in the country, the first strong autumn storm of 2007 in the
>> Netherlands caused damage to public and personal property.
>>
>> In the province of Noord-Brabant, rooftops of homes were damaged and trees
>> fell on cars.
>>
>> In several places located near the sea, local flooding occurred. In
>> Harlingen, the fishery storage and processing sites were all flooded, with
>> water levels of up to 1 metre.
>>
>> Later this morning, the water level in Delfzijl in the north is expected to
>> rise to more than 4 metres above NAP.
>>
>> The coastal guard along the whole north-east coast of the Netherlands will
>> remain on high alert throughout the rest of Friday.
>>
>> From the village of Petten in the province of Noord-Holland to the south
>> however, the high alert has been lifted.
>>
>> For Friday, rain and hail are expected to continue, again accompanied with
>> north-eastern winds of up to 100 km per hour.
>
>Sexist bgot (sic) . What have you got against lesbians and why do you have to
>call them dikes?
>
>NOT Susan

The forging bogt is projecting *again*.

Susan

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