Ka cika wannan magana: A ranar 14 ga Disamba, 1287, ambaliyar ruwa ta St. Lucia ta shafi Netherlands da Jamus, ta kashe mutane fiye da 50,000 a cikin ambaliyar ruwa mafi lalacewa a tarihin da aka rubuta. Ambaliyar St. Elizabeth ta 1421 da kuma rashin kulawar da ta biyo baya sun lalata sabon polder da aka dawo da shi, ya maye gurbinsa da "Biesbosch" ambaliyar ruwa a kudu-tsakiya. Babban
Ambaliyar Tekun Arewa a farkon Fabrairu 1953 ta haifar da rushewar wasu dams a kudu maso yammacin Netherlands; sama da mutane 1,800 suka nitse a ambaliyar. Daga baya gwamnatin Netherlands ta kafa wani babban shiri, "Delta Works", don kare kasar daga ambaliyar ruwa a nan gaba, wanda aka kammala a cikin shekaru fiye da talatin.