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Economy

Unusual Advice Against Building New Village in Deepest Part of Netherlands: 'Houses Could Crack and Sink'

De Telegraaf17 September · 15:006 days ago

Engineering firm Arcadis, known for its New Orleans water protection program, advises against building the new village of Cortelande at 4.5 meters below sea level, calling it highly unwise due to risks of cracking and subsidence.

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