Borculo Will Commemorate on Sunday the Devastating Tornado That Swept Through The Village A Hundred Years Ago. Three People died and boxes were kured. Two Thousand People Were Left Homeless.
On August 10, 1925, The Village in The Achterhoek Region was surprised by a tornado, Known Locally as the ‘Cyclone of Borculo’. In The Evening Around 7:00 pm, The Weather Turned and a Strong Whirlwind Arose. The Storm Destroyed the Village in Just A Few Minutes.
People took Shelter in Cellars and Avoided the Windows. Bricks and Roof Tiles Rained Down on the Streets. A Church Collapsed and Shards of Glass Were Everywhere, Accordance to Eyewitness Accounts.
After less than Eight minutes, The Storm passed and the Damage Became Visible. Houses Were Destroyed, Streets and Roads Impassable, and Trees Were UProoted. Three Residents died. They were a 30-year-old man, a 69-year-old man, and a 12-year-old boy, tubantia writes. Boxes of People Were Injured.
The Damage caused by a tornado in the Netherlands was unprecedented. Due to the Destruction of the Village, Two Thousand People Were Left Homeless. Hundreds of Houses were declared uninhabitable.
Queen Wilhelmina Visited Borculo
Then-Mayor Robert de Muralt Called for Help from the Government. They arrived the next day. Soldiers Marched Into the Town and Helped Clear Debris and Repair Roads and Telephone Lines. The Fire Department Helped and Bakers from Neighboring Lochum Helped the Residents with Bread. A Type of Wooden Mobile Home was Built for the Homeless.
Queen Wilhelmina, Along with her Sixteen-year-old Daughter Juliana, Visited the Village. That same day, they also get used to the kured in the hospital in Deventer. The Queen Donated 10,000 Guilders for the Reconstruction of Borculo.
In the week that followed, Disaster Tourism Arose. In Total, About Half A Million People Visited the Village to See the Conthequences of the Storm With Their Own Eyes.
The ‘Cyclone of Borculo’ – which, by the way, was not a real cyclone, but a tornado – Became World News. International Newpapers Reported on the Devastation and Published Aerial Photos.
The Disaster Will Be Commemorated in The Joriskerk on Sunday. The Great-Grandson of Mayor de Muralt will also present. After the Church Service, The New Sundial on the Church Tower Will Be Unveiled.
