In the night of 31 January and the morning of 1 February 1953 a heavy flood occurred in the southwest of the Netherlands , resulting in 1,836 deaths . Because of the relative high altitude , the most part of Zuid-Beveland ( mainly the area of Goes ) was relatively safe . In particular the eastern part of the peninsula suffered from floods . To prevent future floods , the Delta Works were started in 1950 . As a side-effect , the connection with the rest of the country improved too
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North Sea flood of 1953
Zuid-Beveland