Boy salvages toy in flood

Feb. 2, 1953 - Whitstable, Kent, U.K. - Local youngster salvages a doll in a flooded street in Whitstable in Kent, England, during the Operation Pump-Out to clear away the flood waters in the East Coast of England in 1953. In the early hours of the morning of February 1, 1953, strong winds and a swelling tide pushed the sea to dangerous levels. Flood defences were breached by huge waves and coastal towns in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent were devastated as sea water rushed into the streets. The tragedy killed 1, 932 people along the English and Dutch North Sea coasts

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