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Schindler tower along Guadalquivir river in Seville Royalty Free Stock Photo

Dirt road along a peat lake in a wetland landscape trees in Kalkense Meersen nature reerve, Flanders, Belgium Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tugboat in river Scheldt in sunst light with the city of Antwerp in the background Royalty Free Stock Photo

Landscape with sunny green field with a bog and trees in Kalkense Meersen nature reerve, Flanders, Belgium Royalty Free Stock Photo

Liffey river, with railway bridge and apartmet tower, Dublin Royalty Free Stock Photo

Creek through a sunny green field with trees in Kalkense Meersen nature reserve, Flanders, Belgium

Pool in a wetland landscape trees in Kalkense Meersen nature reerve, Flanders, Belgium Royalty Free Stock Photo

Historical houses of Triana neighborhood on the embankment of Guadalquivir river in Sevillle, Spain Royalty Free Stock Photo

Creek through a sunny green field with trees in Kalkense Meersen nature reserve, Flanders, Belgium. Part of the Sigmaplan which protects Flanders from flooding. In extreme weather conditions, the river Scheldt and its tributaries can reach dangerously high water levels and can even overflow their banks. That is why the Sigma Plan invests in sturdier and higher levees and in a chain of natural flood control areas in the river valleys. Areas like these can catch excess river water in a controlled manner. This gives the rivers room to flow and to overflow