(rear L-R)Japanese comedian Kinichi Hagimoto, director Roland Emmerich, producer Harald Kloser, actress Amanda Peet, actor John Cusack, and (front L-R)actor Liam James, actress Morgan Lily, poses for camera during a Japan premiere for the film "2012" at Tokyo, Japan, on November 17, 2009. UPI/Keizo Mori | License Photo
De Volkskrant said many of those interviewed are stocking up on emergency supplies, including life rafts and other equipment.
Some who spoke to the newspaper were optimistic about the end of civilization.
"You know, maybe it's really not that bad that the Netherlands will be destroyed," Petra Faile said. "I don't like it here anymore. Take immigration, for example. They keep letting people in. And then we have to build more houses, which makes the Netherlands even heavier. The country will sink even lower, which will make the flooding worse."
