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Kolen, B. (author), Slomp, R. (author), Van Balen, W. (author), Terpstra, T. (author), Bottema, M. (author), Nieuwenhuis, S. (author)
On the 28th of February 2010 at 2 a.m. the storm Xynthia hit the French Atlantic coast. The storm surge combined with the high tide and large waves caused flood defences to fail along the coastline from the Gironde (Bordeaux) to the Loire Estuary. A significant amount of land, (>50 000 ha) was consequently flooded and 47 people died as a result...
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Kolen, B. (author), Slomp, R. (author), Van Balen, W. (author), Terpstra, T. (author), Bottema, M. (author), Nieuwenhuis, S. (author)
Le 28 février 2010, vers 2 heures du matin, la tempête Xynthia atteint la côte occidentale de la France. A plusieurs endroits, les digues, dunes et d’autres ouvrages cédèrent, donnant lieu à des inondations du littoral. Plus de 50.000 hectares de terres furent inondées. Au total, la France compta 47 morts suite à la tempête, la plupart d’entre...
report 2010