Amsterdam-Amstelland

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Firefighters fighting a blaze at a data center in Almere, May 7, 2026.
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Specialist units deployed as fire engulfs Almere data centre; Second NL-Alert issued
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A car on fire.
Crime
Thousands of fires reported on New Year’s Eve as car and home blazes spike
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Fire engulfs the Vondelkerk shortly after midnight during New Year's celebrations in Amsterdam. 1 Jan. 2026
Politics
Amsterdam mayor says landmark church fire a loss for the city; 52 arrests there on NYE
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Crews from the police, fire department, and Rijkswaterstaat take part in a search operation in the Afrikahaven in Amsterdam's Westelijke Havengebied, where two workers went missing. 27 October 2025.
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Police recover body in search for missing workers after boat sinks in Amsterdam port
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Ambulance
Health
Slight decline in New Year's fireworks victims, but more young people sent to the ER
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A KNRM rescue boat at Nieuwe Waterweg, 11 june 2015
1-1-2Business
Gaps in emergency response highlighted after teen's drowning in Amsterdam
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Most of the Netherlands was classified at Severe risk for coronavirus by the Dutch government. 21 July 2021
Health
Coronavirus risk level in several Dutch regions could be downgraded next week