Dutch Island
FloodedAgain
AMSTERDAM, April 13 (JPj.—
North Sea waters, whipped by
storms, again have swept over
the Island of Schouwen-Duive-
land, one of the hardest hit
areas in the costly February
ifloods.
Inhabitants fled to attics yes
terday as one of the main dikes
collapsed under pressure of ris
ing spring tides and nearly 3,000
acres of newly reclaimed land
were reflooded. There was no
loss of life. In the Feb. 1 disaster
519 out of Holland's death toll
of 1,783 perished on Sc'nouwen-
Duiveland.
The spring tides do no1 reach
their peak until tomorrow. Offi
cials decided to sink a ship load
ed with sand and rock in an
effort to close a breach of forty-
five yards in the main dike be
tween Bruinisee and Oosterland.
A smaller gap was repaired with
sandbags early today after morel
than twelve hours of toil by 300
men and women,
