A massive storm is set to hit the Netherlands this afternoon, bringing with it winds of up to 130 kilometers per hour. The windy weather is expected to cause problems with all forms of transport in the country, from motor traffic to planes.
Vlieland
Feb 23 '17 07:36
Aug 17 '16 13:20
The air in Amsterdam is so polluted that residents suffer the same health detriments by breathing it that they would do from passively smoking 6.4 cigarettes, according to calculations by environmental organization Milieudefensie
Jul 18 '16 13:45
In an effort to prevent disruption on Dutch islands during the summer vacations, the police in Harlingen decided to check all vacationers traveling to Terschelling and Vlieland for drugs or alcohol on Friday and Saturday. All in all 53 mostly young people were detained and fined
Jun 1 '16 09:49
Rescue organization KNRM rescued 28 Belgian school children from a 52 meter long sailing ship in Vlieland on Tuesday after the ship got stranded. No one was injured, according to the KNRM.
May 31 '16 10:29
Dirk Bruin of the Noordwester information center became a hero in the eyes of a primary school class when he jumped off a boat, into the ocean and rescued a seal trapped in a large fishing net during a field trip. The teacher of the class caught the heroic act on video.
Aug 28 '15 12:08
The Royal Dutch Rescue Society, the KNRM, launched a more than two hour long rescue mission on Thursday night searching for two missing kite surfers, who eventually turned out to not be missing after all.
Mar 10 '14 13:15
The rare shark found beached two weeks ago in Vlieland has died, the Dofinarium in Hardewijk reported on Sunday.
Mar 9 '14 04:33
Friesland police will apologize to two journalists, after a police officer prevented the men from doing their jobs.
Dec 31 '13 12:09
The round-up of some of this year’s most noteworthy events and news stories.
Dec 5 '13 12:29
The KNMI has issued a Code Red weather warning for people living in the north of the Netherlands.
Nov 9 '13 00:21
The round-up of some of this week’s most noteworthy events and news stories features: two mechanics killed in a fire in a wind turbine, the Filipino Sweety attracts a thousand child molesters, an F-16 damages a control tower, eight police officers injured by soccer fans, Labour support for F-35 purchases, and the permanent Body World's exhibition.
Nov 5 '13 00:02
An F-16 damaged the control tower of the military training area Vliehors on Vlieland with its mounted gun.
Oct 29 '13 00:01
A severe storm from the southwest moved across The Netherlands on Monday. The KNMI issued a code red, the highest weather alert, for extreme weather in the west, center and north of the country. The alert was withdrawn around 14:45 pm.
Oct 28 '13 14:21
Today's storm is the worst since 1990. On Vlieland an average force of 11 was measured for over an hour, making the storm as intense as in 1990, according to weather bureau Weather Plaza. For a short time the winds even reached a force of 12 on Vlieland, which is hurricane force.
