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Heavy rains cause the roof of a car dealer in Assen to collapse, 13 May 2018
Heavy rains cause the roof of a car dealer in Assen to collapse, 13 May 2018 - Credit: Photo: @PolitieAssen / Twitter
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Monday, 14 May 2018 - 07:39
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Heavy rains cause flooding in Northern Netherlands

Heavy rains caused many problems in large parts of northern Netherlands on Sunday night. On Twitter local residents complained about flooded streets and buildings, and even water streaming out of the toilet.

Drenthe saw a total of 63 millimeters of rain on Sunday evening, RTL Nieuws reports. Usually the whole Netherlands gets 61 millimeters of rain in the entire month of May.

In Assen the roof of a car dealer collapsed due to the large amounts of rain water. On Twitter there are reports of flooded streets in Assen, Eext, Borger, Gasselte, Emmen, Erica, Gieten and Sappemeer, among others. In some places rain water could not drain quickly enough, resulting in water coming up from the sewers.

Riool kan het water niet meer verwerken.. #Drouwenerzand pic.twitter.com/IWXZDySwuo

— henrihaan (@henrihaan) May 13, 2018

De nachtmerrie van velen #wateroverlast #akkerregen @RTVDrenthe @AkkerTweet sterkte daar. Akker weg overnieuw beginnen pic.twitter.com/9DnrI02c28

— Peter Buysrogge (@BuysroggePeter) May 13, 2018

Wow! Op sommige plekken in Drenthe staan ze tot hun knieën in het water o.a. bij Drouwenerzand. Het zal je maar overkomen dat je auto vol met water staat :S Foto van @nijmko #onweer #wateroverlast #wolkbreuk #extreem pic.twitter.com/1mgwQZfSfY

— Art of Thunders Stormchasers (@Art_of_thunders) May 13, 2018

Het is toch ook niet te geloven! 1 wolkbreuk en de volledige straat staat blank, water komt omhoog in wc en wasbak enz! @Gemeente_Assen pic.twitter.com/uvXtVk8heJ

— Frank (@Frank161185) May 13, 2018

https://twitter.com/ThomBoelens/status/995720552521322501

https://twitter.com/ThomBoelens/status/995719556877307904

Wolkbreuk in Winschoten, Brederolaan staat compleet onder water @gemeenteoldambt pic.twitter.com/H6QVjq61PA

— Mélarno Kraan (@melarnoo) May 13, 2018

Wateroverlast Drenthe pic.twitter.com/bWvguYfGA4

— Dave (@ddamen5) May 13, 2018

De rayonhoofden komen bij elkaar. "It Giet On"! #Peelo #Assen #wolkbreuk pic.twitter.com/sgwfff6R3x

— Ⓜ️artijn (@Markez82) May 13, 2018

#Peelo #Assen aan zee. Ofzoiets pic.twitter.com/O0WrUCCm32

— Ⓜ️artijn (@Markez82) May 13, 2018

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