THE HAGUE (AP).- Police and military personnel evacuated 800 people from four villages in the low-lying northern Netherlands on Friday amid fears of a dike break following days of drenching rains. Authorities said that a section of the dike along a major canal could give way and submerge hundreds of hectares (acres) of land under up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) of water. “The chance is small” the dike will break, said Yvonne van Mastrigt, chairman of the regional policy team that ordered the evacuation. “But in the interests of security of people and livestock I must take this decision.” Dozens of villagers and troops spent hours Thursday night piling sandbags on top of plastic sheets in an attempt to strengthen and waterproof the dike. The local water authority said the emergency repairs had stabilized the situation after water had begun seeping through the dike overnight. In the early afternoon, authorities