Before the Burchardi flood in 1634 there were three houses on the island , one of which was inhabited by the beach lookout ( '' Strandvogt '' ) . He was also the caretaker of the beacon , which was destroyed during the storm surge of 1634 . In this storm tide , two houses were destroyed and ten people were drowned . In the February flood of 1825 the last remaining house was destroyed . It was rebuilt , however , and served again as the residence of the lookout . Today the '' Hallig '' has an area of and is currently farmed organically by a husband and wife
Burchardi flood
Burchardi flood
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