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Show FLOODS CAUSING GREAT DISTRESS Dikes of Holland Collapse in Several Places and People Continue to Flee Before Rising Waters. London, Jan. 15, 10:50 a. m. The damage caused by the flood in northern north-ern Holland is said by Reuter's Amsterdam Am-sterdam correspondent to be greater than was developed at first. The great dikes along the Zuyder Zee collapsed at several places. Peasants, with their cattle, fled precipitately before the rising waters. Near Muiden the dike broke at several sev-eral points before the people realized the danger The waters of the Zuyder Zuy-der Zee rushed through the gaps with such force as to wash away large sections of the road which runs along the dike. From all north Holland come reports re-ports of distress caused by the flod. Considerable damage was done at Vol-endam Vol-endam and Edam in Texel and Mark-en Mark-en islands, and in the province of Groningen. |