Beveren was heavily impacted by the North Sea flood of 1953 , which breached the dykes , causing again heavy damage to hundreds of houses . In the 1960s and 1970s , the expansion of the port of Antwerp took place on Kallo 's territory . The village of Doel was reduced from the 900 residents of only 10 years ago to some 250 currently because of the expansion of the port . Vast industrial settlements came in its wake , including a nuclear power plant in Doel , which allows Beveren to provide low municipal tax rates for its inhabitants . The opening of the '' Liefkenshoek '' car tunnel under the Scheldt in 1991 further improved access to the left bank . Despite all those developments , Beveren has managed to keep its green areas intact and still offers picturesque landscapes to visitors
North Sea flood of 1953
North Sea flood of 1953
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