Please watch Part-2 of this series about the "Watersnoodramp" with Dutch commentary here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5yO08VqdtTNqdI.html (Bekijk Deel-2 via deze link).

My dad was a British Royal Engineer and helped with the disaster for which he was given, and still has, the Certificate of thanks from the Dutch Royal family. I will bring this attention to him to look at later.

@Tsuma_Vento

Жыл бұрын

Thank you to your dad for his service in the fight against the flood of '53. I am from the island Voorne-Putten which was among the severely flooded areas. 21 people died due to the flood in my village. A whole family (except one boy) got swept off the dyke while they were trying to reach the highest point in the village, where all the village people gathered. My grandfather only just bought a house and I've heard a story of him witnessing or helping the corpse of a young girl get recovered. She was stuck in the mud even below the creek that ran next to my grandfather's backyard. A commemoration is held every year. This year they went to the local cemetery to commemorate all victims of the flood by visiting the graves of those who drowned or got crushed. They stopped at the graves of the young family that got swept off the dyke, to play a hymn. The surviving son never lost his trauma in his life. You can hardly imagine the immense grief he must have gone through, even in his later years.

@ShamaticFocus

Жыл бұрын

Cheers to your dad sir

@alanmarr3323

Ай бұрын

I worked with an engineer who had ben in the Royal Engineers at this time he also got a reward

I'm English and was born 12 years after this flood. The same flood affected many areas in Eastern England and there was a collective memory about it - it happened after WW2, so the human impact was naturally compared to the war. For some reason, part of my eduction in England also focused tremendously on Dutch sea defenses and I'm quite knowledgable, and also fascinated about the geography of The Netherlands. I have NO idea why my formal English education in 1972 at the age of 7 focused so much on Nederland geography!

Very nice remastering of the original films of this major event in history, hats off to you Rick for preserving your Countries history and hope the news gets involved to help show your films. Cheers and stay safe

Wow, I did not know this had happened. I visited all the places you mentioned as a 16-year-old on a school trip to the Netherlands (from Germany), in the 80s. Hard to believe only 30 years earlier it had been devastated :( I look forward to the video!

@Rick88888888

Жыл бұрын

This was not the only flooding in Zeeland. In 1944 the allies bombed the dykes in three locations to try to drive the Germans out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g3yOyNSfpdPLabQ.html

Thank you for these heart touching pictures showing me again how tiny i am. bringing this human catastrophy back to my mind with these impressive films which gain even more presence thanks to your work of colouring and editing, which is an enourmous labour in its own, reminds me to whatever i think is well man made and usefull in daily life is in danger at any time by the forces of nature around me, as flooding or like it just happened the earthquake we all heard about these days. At the same time the films show the enormous power of people rushing to help survivors and rescue so many souls. Thank you again.

Dank voor het maken van deze indrukwekkende documentaire! 🙏🏻

What a contrast it is between the beauty of the sea, and then the horrifying devastation it left on the land. All those lives lost, both human and animal... all those houses and farms. It's unfathomable. Thank you for sharing this video!

Wow, very well presented. My dad was just 7yrs old when my grandfather booked passage on the Van Dam ( not sure of the spelling ). I believe they were in the North Sea as this storm was going on. Grandpa never showed the least bit of fear on that ship, my dad & my aunt (6 yrs old then ) wondered how he couldn't be scared. Years later, long settled in Ottawa Ont., my grandpa admitted to my dad & aunt that he was scared witless, he thought he'd booked passage only to his wife and two young children go down with a sinking ship in that storm. He thought they never see Halifax Harbour! Keep up the good work!

What an amazing channel this is

@Rick88888888

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow that's incredibile. Congratulazioni for this work

Outstanding work Rick, thank you. Groeten uit Zuid-Holland.

7:58 It is no small feat to get a cow to cross a bridge, much less a pontoon bridge that is bobbing in the surf. Hence the arm raised in victory at 8:05 Amazing effort!

Thank you Rick for bringing this in colour. Comment: the Dutch would not have "celebrated" the event, but "remembered" the event - different connotation there.

@Rick88888888

Жыл бұрын

"Remembrance" could have been better, but "celebration" does not per definition imply a happy event: Collins dictionary: "1. to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities · 2. to make known publicly; proclaim · 3. to praise widely or to present to". The same applies to the word "Anniversary".

I was 5 yrs. old when De Ramp happened. We lived in Bergen op Zoom, where our father was stationed, after we returned from Indonesia. As kids we knew he was gone many days, being in the army, but couldn’t understand why though. Now we know the army was detailed to help with the rescue. With global warming these disasters are sadly occurring more often, globally. Woon al 62 jr. In California, I appreciate Rick’s videos, especially the ones from Holland and Indonesia, hartelijk dank!

@VicGreenBitcoin

Жыл бұрын

Yes I still remember him! Also ways caring his CB Radio with him and just blabbering that he saved lives with the 27 mc bakkie / radio

Very interesting. My family is from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

@VicGreenBitcoin

Жыл бұрын

Very sad is more appropriate...

Wat mooi weer, de ingekleurde beelden maken het zo intens..

@VicGreenBitcoin

Жыл бұрын

Vroeger had je een gekleurd voorzet scherm voor je TV op basis van een Fresnel lens, wellicht echt wat voor jou!

How wonderfull the film in colour...all the damage unbelieveble....

Hoi Rick, je zou subsidie moeten krijgen voor jouw belangrijke werk van de Provincie Zeeland.

@Rick88888888

Жыл бұрын

Dat zou leuk zijn, maar ik doe het niet voor het geld (alhoewel mijn kanaal wel wordt gemonetized). Ik probeer vooral mijn steentje bij te dragen aan meer kennis van en interesse voor onze recente vaderlandse geschiedenis. Gerestaureerd en in kleur is immers dit materiaal (en vrijwel elke oude historische Z/W film) veel plezieriger om naar te kijken. Jammer dat onze overheids "cultuursector" dat niet inziet. Beeld En Geluid e.d. doen niets aan restauratie en opnieuw inscannen van historische films. Ze vinden het "historisch onverantwoord" want stel je voor dat bijvoorbeeld na het beweging-stabiliseren van wiebelig beeld er een paar procent van het beeld langs de randen wegvalt. Dat vinden ze blijkbaar heel erg (en zo hanteren ze nog meer argumenten ter verdediging om niets te doen). Zoooo jammer!

@benheideveld4617

Жыл бұрын

@@Rick88888888 Domme lui.

@Rick88888888

Жыл бұрын

Tja Beeld En Geluid is een verhaal apart. Ze hebben onlangs weer miljoenen uitgegeven om hun gebouw in Hilversum (alweer) om te toveren in een interactieve (kinderlijke) media speeltuin, maar vergeten dat de helft van onze bevolking 50 plus is. Ik heb mijn pogingen opgegeven om iets samen met ze te willen doen. Het zijn vooral jongelui die daar nu de dienst uitmaken met vrijwel geen empathie voor ons verleden. Kijk bijvoorbeeld hier eens: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fndtttCak8nUl8Y.html Het onderwerp "Zeezenders" wordt hier nauwelijks uitgediept en hun conclusie na ca, 09:30 slaat nergens op: Ze hebben geen idee welke impact het sluiten van de zeezenders toen op de jeugd had. En dit is nog maar één voorbeeld. Er ligt tonnen prachtig historisch materiaal in hun bunkers op Scheveningen te verstoffen en met hun nieuwe zoekmachine kan vrijwel niets meer worden bekeken. Over ca. 20 jaar is iedereen dood die daar nu nog interesse in heeft. Sorry, ik moest dat even kwijt...

@stevie.dx1710

Жыл бұрын

@@Rick88888888 As a hobby, I process severely damaged vinyl and 45s and I lose a percentage of definition as a result. But I enjoy hearing those rather than the damaged originals because I believe it is a more accurate representation of the recording. So I don't understand their reasoning. It's not like you're destroying the originals. You would be giving the public a much more familiar viewing experience seeing as most of us grew up with stable color video. I find it much easier to connect with the time period watching a speed corrected and colorized version. I would say that your versions of these films is more historically accurate in regards to content rather than the film itself. Looking forward to more with your new software.

My grandfather went overboard on his ship in that storm. Luckily he could hold on to the nets. His buddy that saved him unfortunately could not.

So much work

My father was a student at Delft University at the time, and when he showed up for lectures in the morning he was recruited as a volunteer to fill gaps in dikes by sandbags, as were many other students. He remembered it to be extremely cold, and he was very grateful that the salvation army showed up to serve hot soup to people around the flooded areas.

Mijn moeder, toen 21 jaar oud, heeft als vrijwilligerster geholpen.

Buitengewoon indrukwekkend. Brengt je wel heel dichtbij.

Excellent video

So sad, my friend’s in enkuizen told me all about this.

@VicGreenBitcoin

Жыл бұрын

Luckily for your boyfriend, that was on the other side of the country

My town escaped by only a couple of centimeters. The lock door only barely held.

Wat moet dat erg zijn geweest. Net is iedereen weer een beetje de oorlog te boven en dan kunnen ze weer opnieuw beginnen.

And we Dutch think that we can control the sea for years to come. Such a disaster is what awaits us one day to a more destructive degree.

Canvey Island (reclaimed by Dutch) Was flooded

I Apologize

Please donate this to the Watersnood museum for prosperity :)

Een trieste gebeurtenis in de Nederlandse historie

@VicGreenBitcoin

Жыл бұрын

The saddest event was when the royal family cowardly left for England..

De KNMI had vergeten een extra 'Surf is up'! bericht te versturen zeg maar

Вся Голландия ниже уровня мирового океана. Рано или поздно это повторится.

@johanboer7157

Жыл бұрын

Probably sooner than later if the boss of your country gets his way...

@janvisser2223

Жыл бұрын

@@johanboer7157 Nogal grof. En waarom?

@johanboer7157

Жыл бұрын

@@janvisser2223 Als je dat niet snapt....?!

@janvisser2223

Жыл бұрын

@@johanboer7157 ik begrijp het heul best, maar waarom zo een opmerking maken tegen iemand die je niet kent.

@johanboer7157

Жыл бұрын

@@janvisser2223 Heb je de Russische tekst al door de vertaler gehaald? Blijkbaar niet want je snapt het nog steeds niet. Ik zeg ook niets grofs tegen deze man.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻

I wish this video had not been so badly over-processed. Makes it unbearable to watch.

@bogan-slayer7469

7 ай бұрын

You have to be kidding? This channel does an excellent job brining life back to old footage. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.

@henkoosterink8744

5 ай бұрын

Bollocks.