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The cable layer Nexus (2014) owned by the Dutch maritime company Van Oord, which specializes in dredging including land reclamation, beach washing and the construction of artificial islands. Seen in the port of Rotterdam.
Business
Dutch dredging company Van Oord to build island near Dubai
22 August 2025 - 06:30
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Oosterschelde storm surge barrier at Neeltje Jans
Nature
Fish and sealife in the Oosterschelde has fallen considerably in numbers
24 February 2025 - 06:30
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Afsluitdijk
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Netherlands needs up to €33 billion to shore up flood defenses; far more than estimates
8 November 2023 - 15:20
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Dykes on the Zuiderzee
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99% of deltas like Netherlands unprotected against rising sea levels
20 May 2022 - 15:50
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Flooding between Venlo and Blerick, 18 July 2021
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126 kilometers of dikes in Limburg require reinforcement
29 July 2021 - 18:20
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Storm clouds gather over a tulip field
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Code Yellow storm warning extended into Tuesday; Dike breaks in Reeuwijk
26 July 2021 - 08:07
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Flooded street in Valkenburg, Limburg, 15 July 2021
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Limburg flood damage estimated at hundreds of millions of euros; Dike breaks in Gelderland
20 July 2021 - 08:45
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Flooding in Blerick July 2021
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Water level begins to fall in Roermond; Well evacuated as dike threatens to break
18 July 2021 - 09:00
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Crowds jamming Amsterdam buses on a windy day, 8 Jan 2019
Nature
Waterboards start closing dikes as storm blows across Netherlands
8 January 2019 - 11:56
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Nature
German border levee holds, but more storms on the way
3 June 2016 - 07:39
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ArtInnovation
Starry Night sidewalk artist gets €13m to turn dike into "Smart Highway"
3 May 2016 - 12:40
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Ajax Club
Crime
Robber caught just outside Ajax training pitch
11 September 2015 - 14:30

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