Ratter, of Hamburg University and the Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon, told The Local that the flood was a “huge shock for the population”. Prior to the flood of 1962, Hamburg hadn’t seen a storm surge in over a hundred years. There have since been storm surges which have exceeded that of the North Sea Flood, but these have taken place, albeit with some damage, without the catastrophic scenes of 1962. Is the flood of today bringing back memories of disasters like the Hamburg flood? The North Sea Flood of 1962 triggered the political rise of Hamburg’s interior minister Helmut Schmidt, reported the Spectator recently, due to the way he handled the crisis.

Source: The Local July 30, 2021 13:56 UTC