The Delta Project was launched to prevent disasters like this happening again. It was based on the idea that a#fn_opofneer("op")|short# #fn_opofneer("op")|stretch of coastline# is easier to defend than a #fn_opofneer("neer")|long# #fn_opofneer("neer")|long wall of dikes# along Zeelandís many sea inlets. The Western Scheldt, connecting the port of Antwerp in Belgium with the North Sea, remains open.
