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Belgium and storm: sea level and security




by recyclinage » 18/07/09, 11:35

Exceptional storm can kill up to 4.000 people on the coast

A third of the Belgian coast is vulnerable in the event of major storms and rising sea levels, reveals a coastal risk study carried out by the Coast department of the Flemish authorities. The study, which was reported on Saturday in the Flemish press, pinpoints weak points in the coastal installations, the ports and the embankments of Middelkerke, Ostende (from Raversijde to the center) and the center of Wenduine.

The engineers took as a scenario an exceptional storm, a "millennium" storm. They estimate that, if nothing changes, such a storm could cause up to 4.000 deaths and 3 billion damage. The Integrated Coastal Safety Plan (Geïntegreerd Kustveiligheidsplan - GKVP) should help prevent such a disaster scenario from occurring. The Coast Department of the Flemish government has been working on this for two years. This plan includes a whole series of measures such as the addition of sand, the consolidation of the dikes or the raising of the quay walls. (CLA)

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by Christophe » 18/07/09, 11:41

Source please?

Long live the Ardennes! : Cheesy:
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by recyclinage » 18/07/09, 12:09

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by elephant » 18/07/09, 12:37

Bof, as in any case, soon the Walloons will boycott Flanders and we will no longer have money to go there ... it is not very serious : Mrgreen:

I saw the same article on actu24.be this morning.
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by Christophe » 18/07/09, 12:57

recyclinage wrote:sourcecheck
to you the studios


Thanks, next time use a "quote" also like I did in your message!

elephant wrote:Bof, as in any case, soon the Walloons will boycott Flanders and we will no longer have money to go there ... it is not very serious : Mrgreen:


Uh ... isn't that already the case (boycott)? Ah it's irony?
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by recyclinage » 18/07/09, 13:04

no problem christopher


elephant i don't know if it's irony or if you really mean it


but I think we need more unity in the world to meet these challenges

I agree that this is the crisis in all sectors
but that shot in the paws will never sink us all

it vaguely reminds me of the separation from india

have little to see or that to lead this so big and beautiful country (that I saw only in the books :P )
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