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Penny and Elisabeth - 1953 East Coast Tidal Surge

Fi Glover introduces a conversation between friends who vividly recall their childhood memories of the 1953 East Coast tidal surge. They were just 9 when the seas came over the land- 43 people lost their lives and 30 thousand residents had to leave their homes.

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