Rijkswaterstaat

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Image of the Wadden Sea taken by an ESA Sentinel satellite as part of the Harmony project, 31 March 2022
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Satellites to help monitor developments in Wadden Sea
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Rijkswaterstaat at the scene of a pile-up on the A27 involving five cars and three trucks, 28 November 2022
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Two hurt in crash involving five cars, three trucks; A27 near Utrecht reopened
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Traffic on the A2 towards Utrecht, 17 November 2022
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Busiest morning rush hour of the year with over 900 kilometers of traffic jams
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An accident on the A27 near Eemnes closed two of three northbound lanes during a busy evening rush hour. 3 November 2022
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Busiest evening rush hour of the year: More than 1,220 kilometers of traffic jams
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Winter time
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Busier evening rush hour next week as motorists get used to driving in the dark
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Lightning
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Road users cautioned amid code yellow warnings in 8 provinces; Warm week ahead
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Workers remove cars involved in a six-vehicle crash on the A9 near Schiphol Airport. 4 Oct. 2022
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Five hurt in six-vehicle crash on the A9 near Schiphol
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Traffic on IJ river in 2016
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Large oil slick found on the IJ in Amsterdam
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Traffic jammed up the A6 as lanes were gradually reopened following a power outage in Flevoland. 2 Sept. 2022
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Power outage in Flevoland has police saying stay off the roads, don’t call 112
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Silja Europa approaching the quay in Port of Tallinn Oct. 16, 2013.
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Ship to house asylum seekers ready to depart for Netherlands
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Ships on the Waal
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German tourist drowns in Waal near Dodewaard
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Dutch fire brigade truck.
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Fires break out across the country in dunes, nature preserves
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A hot summer's day in Amsterdam, 11 August 2022
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Schiphol brings all passengers inside amid rising temps; Firefighters at the ready
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Breakdown
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Heat protocol to take effect in stages this week
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vrouwenpolder
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Tropical heat to hit Netherlands by Wednesday; Heatwave likely
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The sun beats down on Amsterdam Oost. 18 July 2022
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Heat protocol activated on Dutch roads; Temps up to 34 degrees expected
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Farmers dumped tires and other waste on the A7 near Leek, 28 July 2022
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Public Prosecution Service will use traffic cameras to investigate farmers' waste dumping
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Farmers dumped tires and other waste on the A7 near Leek, 28 July 2022
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Farmers dump junk around 14 roads overnight; Road services to claim damages
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Kornwerderzand island on the IJsselmeer
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Supplying freshwater "a challenge" in more and more places: Dutch Water Boards
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Firefighters fighting a fire set by farmers on the A50 near Apeldoorn, 27 July 2022
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Various highways closed as farmers protest nitrogen policy
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Rijkswaterstaat cleaning up waste dumped by farmers on the A50 between Apeldoorn and Apeldoorn-Noord, 27 July 2022
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Pleas for farmers to stop dangerous protest actions; Multiple highways still closed
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Farmers dump hay bales and soil on Dutch roads to protest against the government's nitrogen policy, 27 July 2022
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"That's what you get," farmers' group says about new protests; Won't talk to gov't
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People on the A2 try to get an escaped cow under control so traffic could get mooooo-ving. 23 July 2022
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Escaped cow brings traffic to a standstill on the A2 from Utrecht to Amsterdam
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People pack the Scheveningen beach on a 39 degree day in the Netherlands. 19 July 2022
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Record-breaking 39.5 degrees in Maastricht, as asphalt reaches 52 degrees; People flock to the movies