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KF5JRV > TODAY 22.02.23 12:00l 12 Lines 1044 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Today in History - Feb 22
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The storm tide on February 22, 1651, struck the North Sea coast in Northern Germany, including the German Bight. Thousands were drowned; according to some accounts the disaster claimed 15,000 lives.
The storm tide broke through the dunes of the islands Juist and Langeoog and split Juist in half. Only in 1932 would the two halves of Juist be reunited. The western half of the island of Buise disappeared, leaving only the eastern half, now known as Norderney. According to some sources, however, the western half of Buise did not disappear until 1690. The foundations of Juist's church were undermined by the floodwaters, causing the church to collapse in 1662.
The coastal towns of Dornumersiel, Accumersiel, and Altensiel were devastated by the storm tide. The floodwaters reached the church mound (terp) of Fulkum; many corpses were buried on the mound. The flood even reached the Altes Land, south of the city of Hamburg, leaving the lake of Gutsbrack.
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