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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ramp met een pont in Egypte". Trouw (in Dutch). 14 February 1956 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 3 "22 scholieren verdronken Pont omgeslagen in Egypte". Provinciale Noord-Brabantsche Courant Het Huisgezin (in Dutch). Het huisgezin. 14 February 1956 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ruim 20 kinderen in rivier verdronken". Friese Koerier : Onafhankelijk Dagblad voor Friesland en Aangrenzende Gebieden (in Dutch). Friese koerier. 15 February 1956 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Rampen troffen de wereld" [Disasters struck the world]. Het Huisgezin (in Dutch). 29 December 1956 – via Delpher.
- 1 2 "Een pont kapseisde Twee en twintig scholieren verdronken". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 13 February 1956 – via Delpher.
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