Flood threatens the Netherlands

Dozens of farmers were warned to evacuate a region north of Amsterdam when a dike protecting the area was at risk of breaking. The photo above captures the flooded agricultural land around Boerakker village. (Photo: AP)

The Netherlands is a small country but has 17 million inhabitants. 25% of the country is below sea level. The Netherlands has just suffered a heavy rain and strong northwest wind for many days. In the picture is a man standing watching the water level near the knees near his house in Dordrecht, a city in the west of the Netherlands. (Photo: EPA)

The rains make high water in the dykes, drainage canals and rivers, while strong winds still blow along the Dutch coast, making it difficult to pump water from the channels to the sea. . The boy in the picture above is wading through a flooded car park near a marina along the Prinses Margriet Kanaal area in Bergum, north of the Netherlands. (Photo: AFP)

Dutch officials mobilized 85 farmers who still kept cattle in the village below the sea level of Tolbert, about 160km north of Amsterdam, gathered to evacuate because the dyke was under threat. . (Photo: EPA)

The Dutch Ministry of Defense has placed 50 soldiers in ready condition along with rubber boats, trucks and ambulances, rooms in an emergency. The picture was taken in the city of Dordrecht, showing the Dutch people sitting at their windows and watching the water level rise and fall. (Photo: EPA)

A Dutch policeman is watching high water levels in Tolbert, north of the Netherlands. (Photo: EPA)

Dutch officials set up a fence at the river banks near the densely populated areas of the south of the country. In the city of Dordrecht, thousands of sandbags have been delivered to residents whose houses are threatened by rising water levels in three different rivers. (Photo: EPA)

Dutch people prepare sandbags themselves to protect their houses from rising water levels from rivers. (Photo: AFP)

Large sandbags were arranged into a house protection barrier in the city of Zwijndrecht in the south of the Netherlands. (Photo: EPA)

The Groninger Museum in Groningen, the most populous city in northern Netherlands, is closely watching the water level in the moat surrounding the museum. In the photo, a museum employee looked out the window to observe the water. (Photo: EPA)

Groninger Museum announced that some of the exhibits here are under threat. The museum contacted officials about the closure and evacuation of some display areas. (Photo: EPA)

The restoration of the Batavia ship in Lelystad, in central Netherlands, was affected by strong winds and high water levels. The Netherlands is suffering from strong winds with winds of up to 110km / hour. (Photo: AFP)