Vlissingen

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Nursing home
Crime
Fake police officers arrested who targeted Zeeland care center
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Person saving money in piggy bank
PoliticsBusiness
Union claims benefits vary by up to 900 euros per municipality
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Two porpoises spotted on 17 February 2024
TechNature
Concerns about low number of whales counted in Dutch waters
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Image of the tram that was shot at on the Groene Hilledijk, Rotterdam on September 5, 2024.
Crime
Gunman injures 2 in Rotterdam tram shooting; Vlissingen shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt
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Dutch police officers
Crime
11-year-old girl assaulted by grown man in Vlissingen
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Sea containers stacked on top of each other in the Maasvlakte harbor in the port of Rotterdam
Crime
Undercover cop smuggled 100 kg cocaine through Vlissingen port
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A portion of a 1,500-kilogram batch of cocaine found at the Vlissingen port on July 5, 2023
Crime
Zeeland port firm tied to major cocaine trafficking cases ordered to close for a year
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3,600 kilograms of cocaine, worth €270 million, intercepted at the port of Vlissingen, 19 June 2024
Crime
Biggest drug bust this year: 3,600 kg cocaine found in Ecuadorian bananas at Vlissingen
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Stormy weather blows past the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 10 June 2024
1-1-2TechNature
Strong wind knocks down trees, causing Rotterdam metro & Amsterdam train problems
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600 kilograms of cocaine found in a container of bananas at the port of Vlissingen, 30 May 2023
Crime
Vlissingen port cocaine smuggling soars, surpassing official figures by 6.3 tonnes
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Aerial view of the Dam square, Amsterdam
Business
Amsterdam has highest wealth per resident; 70 times higher than lowest, Vlissingen
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Graves in the Mierlo War Cemetery
Culture
Most bombs above the Netherlands in the Second World War were by Allied forces
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Police officer with police cars in the background
Crime
Two officers injured in attacks in Vlissingen; One injured in stabbing in Rotterdam
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People in Amsterdam-Oost jog to avoid the strong wind and rain ahead of Storm Henk. 2 January 2024
1-1-2TechNature
Storm Henk caused irritation around the Netherlands overnight
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MSC container ships at the MSC terminal at the Antwerp port. July 2013
Crime
MSC container ship anchored in the North Sea after bomb threat
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A loggerhead sea turtle covered in barnacles washed up on the Vlissingen shore. 25 December 2023
TechNatureScience
Sixth rare sea turtle washes up on Dutch shore; Will recover at Rotterdam zoo
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A chocolate space cake.
HealthFood
Zeeland cook in court for bringing space cake to colleague's farewell party
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An inspection vehicle from the Dutch customs office used to scan sea containers at the IJssel Delta Terminal in Kampen. October 2022
CrimeBusiness
Ten customs officers dismissed over drug crimes in four years
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Police at the scene of a double fatal shooting at Tro Tardi care farm on Molensingel in Alblasserdam, 6 May 2022
Crime
Life imprisonment for fatal care farm mass shooting and shoemaker's murder
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A portion of a 1,500-kilogram batch of cocaine found at the Vlissingen port on July 5, 2023
Crime
Police arrest Vlissingen port worker suspected of ties to €110 million cocaine shipment
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600 kilograms of cocaine found in a container of bananas at the port of Vlissingen, 30 May 2023
Crime
Sharp increase in cocaine interceptions; Shipments getting smaller
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5,160 kilos cocaine found in a rice container from Paraguay at the port of Antwerp, 12 June 2022
CrimePolitics
Cabinet wants maximum drug smuggling sentences raised from 12 to 16 years
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Eindhoven city hall
Crime
Temporary slavery commemoration artwork destroyed in Eindhoven
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Shopping street in Vlissingen
CrimePoliticsCulture
Vlissingen apologizes for role in slavery past; no arrests after racist slurs smeared on slavery monument