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St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people.
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St. Peter's flood
Two storm tides that struck the coasts of Netherlands and Germany in 1651
St. Peter's flood refers to two separate storm tides that struck the coasts of Netherlands and Northern Germany in 1651. During the first storm tide, on 22 February, the East Frisian island of Juist was split in two. During the second disaster, on 4–5 March, the city of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
German Bight
Geographic feature along the coasts of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands
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