Frisian islanders complete new storm barriers

2013-10-10T17:24:00

Borkum defences will protect an area historically vulnerable to storm damage

Officials on the German North Sea island of Borkum in the Ems Estuary have inaugurated new storm protection barriers after two and a half years of complex building.

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