Christmas 2023

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Ice skating along the windmills in Kinderdijk in 2013
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Many customers at ice skating shops due to expected freezing temperatures
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Storm clouds appear above the IJssel River in Deventer, where high water levels have persisted. 2 January 2024
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Emergency water pumps & stations reactivated in the Netherlands ahead of storm
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Water filled a floodplain along the Waal River in Varik, Gelderland. 26 December 2023
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Water levels in major rivers will rise again in early January
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Willow trees along the IJssel River floodplain near Voorst, Gelderland. 25 December 2023
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High water levels making Boxing Day very busy for Dutch emergency crews
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Water began to flood the A28 near Hattemerbroek, prompting highway workers to close a lane, delaying traffic headed southwest towards Amersfoort. 26 December 2023
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Second warmest Christmas period in the Netherlands since recordkeeping began
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Christmas tree
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Third warmest Christmas Day on record; Mild Boxing Day likely
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Shopping street in Arnhem with Christmas decoration. December 2022.
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Dutch shoppers break debit card record in stores on the day before Christmas
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King Willem-Alexander during the recording of his 2023 Christmas Address from Huis ten Bosch Palace. December 2023
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Full text in English & video of King Willem-Alexander's 2023 Christmas speech
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King Willem-Alexander during the recording of his 2023 Christmas Address from Huis ten Bosch Palace. December 2023
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Dutch King asks public to bridge differences, overcome prejudice in Christmas speech
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King Willem-Alexander during the recording of his 2023 Christmas Address from Huis ten Bosch Palace. December 2023
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King delivers Christmas address from Huis ten Bosch Palace
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Scene from a Rijkswaterstaat promotional video with a "Merry Christmas" message after road workers help rescue Santa Claus during a breakdown. December 2023
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The Netherlands to celebrate a drizzly Christmas
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Morning traffic backed up on the A20 due to a crash at Terbregseplein near Rotterdam. December 20, 2023
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Bad crash on the A20, Schiphol train issues cause messy rush hour; Holiday traffic expected