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originally posted by: Harte
originally posted by: Rainbowresidue
Saeftinghe
Location: Netherlands
Sank:
The land around the town was lost in the All Saint's Flood of 1570, and the city was sunk in 1584, during the Eighty Years' War, where Dutch soldiers were forced to destroy the last intact dike around the town.
That's an example - you can't say the city "sank." It's elevation did not go down.
Terminology is everything in this sort of thing because "sinking" cities happen, and "flooded" cities (like this one) also happen.
Harte
originally posted by: Rainbowresidue
originally posted by: Harte
originally posted by: Rainbowresidue
Saeftinghe
Location: Netherlands
Sank:
The land around the town was lost in the All Saint's Flood of 1570, and the city was sunk in 1584, during the Eighty Years' War, where Dutch soldiers were forced to destroy the last intact dike around the town.
That's an example - you can't say the city "sank." It's elevation did not go down.
Terminology is everything in this sort of thing because "sinking" cities happen, and "flooded" cities (like this one) also happen.
Harte
Alright, so the city was first flooded by water first, then submerged.
Do you feel any better now?
The city did get covered by water first, and later the city sank(according to all news sources).
People to this day go there and end up with muddy footprints.