Dutch Rescuers Try to Save Horse Herd
Rescuers worked Thursday (Nov. 2) to save a herd of about 100 horses stranded two days ago on a tiny knoll when a fierce storm flooded their wilderness area.
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Rescuers worked Thursday (Nov. 2) to save a herd of about 100 horses stranded two days ago on a tiny knoll when a fierce storm flooded their wilderness area.
Rescue workers use small boats to evacuate trapped horses on a small piece of land in Marrum, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Rescue workers were trying to save a herd of around 100 horses Thursday, Nov. 2, that have been stranded on a tiny knoll since a fierce storm threatened to submerge them two days ago, in an incident that has transfixed the nation. Many of the animals have spent two nights knee-deep in water, and 18 have drowned. |
Many of the animals have spent two nights knee-deep in water, and 18 have drowned in the area outside Marrum, 90 miles northeast of Amsterdam
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