Heavy gusts across the country provide much nuisance – AD.nl

Update The KNMI warns of dangerous weather in the country. Halfway through the night it began to blow hard in many places. The winds cause problems across the country. Across the country was shortly after 8:00 pm more than 350 kilometers of traffic jam. Today and tomorrow, the weather remains onstuiming very heavy winds.

On the A6 at the Ketelbrug Lelystad overturned a truck © ANP.

Road workers put a traffic deposition upright © ANP.

on the Westerschelde in Flushing is a ship aground © Reuters

A chair was blown down by the wind on New Willemskade Harlingen © ANP.

An eco toilet is blown in Harlingen © ANP.

Several trucks were blown away and the A35 at Borne in Twente is a tree come on the road. One lane was closed, traffic ,, there was sparsely along, ” said RWS.

One of the highways affected is the A50. When Waalbridge is a supporter of a truck overturned. The road is close to Eindhoven. On the Ketelbrug (A6 direction Lelystad) the wind blew two trucks overturned. Also, the road is closed. Traffic should normally detour on the N50 direction Zwolle, but that road was closed in both directions for a while. When Ramspol Bridge overturned a truck with styrofoam. The traffic from the north can also detour via Zwolle and Amersfoort.

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Normally there are about 150 kilometers of traffic jam. Around 8:15 pm, there was about 350 kilometers. ,, That’s a lot. We had deployed 250 kilometers at its peak, but we’ll get through ” says the ANWB.

It is also disrupted traffic on the A20. At junction Gouwe near Gouda is a broken truck. As a result, a file of about 10 kilometers grown between nodes Terbregseplein and Gouwe. ,, That truck is probably only after the striker away. This has consequences for the morning rush at Rotterdam and come out on many highways. This is a snowball starts rolling, ” says the ANWB.

Little nuisance trains
Rail traffic Tuesday morning but little affected by the strong winds. So far, nowhere in the country reports of fallen trees on the trail. Everything goes well, the Dutch Railways. Only between Amsterdam Central and Breda drive until probably Tuesday 15:00 because of strong winds less intercity trains.

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Passengers wishing to depart from Schiphol, must take account of delay . A spokeswoman for the airport said Tuesday that not all jobs are used optimally. Travelers should keep in its account of cancellations and delays.

The KLM already has a number of flights, especially in Europe, are deleted. A spokesman says the KLM passengers trying to book in advance and inquire about flights not continue. A number of KLM flights with destination Schiphol was deflected.

114 kilometers per hour
On the dike between Lelystad and Enkhuizen, the Houtribdijk, this morning a wind gust of 114 kph. It was the heaviest gust so far. On the islands in the course of the day, even very severe wind gusts possible above 120 kilometers per hour.

Only at the end of the evening it is quieter. On the islands state force 9.

The KNMI Tuesday morning for the provinces of Friesland, Groningen and the Wadden code orange (extreme weather) issued in connection with the violent wind. The weather institute expects that heavy to very heavy winds. For the rest of the country continues to code yellow (severe weather) came into force.

Intercity Direct
between Amsterdam Central and Breda ride today a large part of the day no Intercity trains on the HSL due to weather. Reported NS. Expected to be the first to direct Intercity trains on that route at 15:00 driving again.

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