Deventer, the city where I live, has been in the news a lot lately. (december 2023 - january 2024) They showed the city as an example of where things almost went wrong. The water rose to 5 centimeters below the upper frame edge. Due to various measures, it just did not flow into the city.
It brought many tourists to the city. They took pictures of the high water. The restaurants, shops and museums also received many more tourists during that period.
This is where the saying comes in: One man's death is another man's bread.

A lot of rain has fallen in Europe in recent weeks. A lot of water flows via the rivers to the Netherlands, where it flows into the sea.
The problem was that it also rained a lot in the Netherlands, and the rivers could no longer cope.

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