Insurers receive dozens of damage reports after Storm Amy this weekend

Insurers received dozens of damage reports after Storm Amy raged across the Netherlands this weekend. Interpolis received 140 reports, primarily from those in the provinces of Zuid-Holland and Noord-Brabant. The Dutch insurers association was unable to provide an estimate of the storm damage upon request on Monday.

Most of the damage was caused by wind, which resulted in loose roof tiles and items which blew down, or blew away from gardens. IJmuiden experienced an average wind force of 9 for an hour on Saturday afternoon, which made Amy the fourth official storm of the year, Weeronline reported. The Noord-Holland town also recorded its strongest wind gust to date, at 108 kilometers per hour.

Several dozen people also reported damage to Nationale-Nederlanden (NN). Most of the claims filed with that insurer were related to precipitation which then caused leaks, for example.

Univé received approximately 70 reports of storm and water damage. These included blown-off roof tiles and water ingress, primarily from the north of the country. Initial estimates put the total damage at around 70,000 euros.

The storm, which originated from the remnants of Hurricane Humberto, was named Amy by the Met Office in the United Kingdom. On Saturday, their Dutch counterparts at meteorological institute KNMI issued a code yellow warning for the entire country due to strong wind gusts.

The storm was the second of the meteorological autumn, the first initially recorded on September 15th in IJmuiden. Early on, reports of trees blown onto the roads of Noord-Brabant, and ferry services to the Wadden Islands were cancelled. In Stadskanaal, a downburst caused significant damage.

Dozens of flights were canceled at Schiphol Airport both Saturday and Sunday. Outdoor activities were also canceled in several provinces.