Heacham Beach Siren - Norfolk
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Norfolk12
N 52° 54.540 E 000° 28.356
31U E 330043 N 5865138
a outdoor Warning siren on the beach at Heacham to warn of potential
flooding,this is between the caravan site and the Sea wall.
Waymark Code: WM6J2C
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/08/2009
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this coast line suffered severe floods in 1953 with the
loss of 307 lives along this coast
FACTS AND FIGURES
Area of damage: over 1000 miles of coastline damaged
Sea defences and sea walls breached in over 1000 places
Over 30 000 people were evacuated from their homes
307 people were killed
(over 1800 across in the Netherlands, around Zeeland)
Over 20 000 homes were flooded
Power stations, gasworks, sewage works and water supplies were disrupted. Saltwater contaminated the water supply in Hunstanton.
100 miles of the road network was temporarily impassable, and 200 miles of railway network was out of action
Over 40 000 head of livestock were lost
Over 150 000 acres of farmland were inundated, and were not usable for several years
Jobs were affected as over 200 industrial premises were damaged
The damage was estimated at £50 million (1953 prices)
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