In Dongen, the roof of a block of houses has blown due to the storm. That happened around five o’clock in the afternoon on Maczekstraat. The damage to the houses is so great that the residents will not be able to sleep at home at least next night. “It’s really a mess.”
Ten houses have been evacuated because of the blown roof and the street is closed. No one was injured. It concerns the roof of a block of houses. The remains of the roof swept around the street for a while. The fire brigade has now cleaned up the worst mess.
Phone call from daughter
“My daughter suddenly called,” says one of the affected residents. “She said the roof is off and it suddenly got dark in the house.” The shock is good for the family, but the most important thing is that no one was injured. “It was chaos for a while. Nobody knew what to do, but luckily everyone is unharmed.”
The residents of the affected houses are not able to go home for the time being. They spend the night with family or friends.
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More damage to roofs
Roofs of houses and flats are also damaged by the storm in other places. The roof of a house also blew on Landweerstraat-Noord in Oss.
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Many reports throughout the province
The storm Eunice is doing well in the province on Friday afternoon. Reports of storm damage continue to pour in. Trees are blown over, shipping is at a standstill and traffic is heavily affected by the gusts of wind.
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