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According to the police, the victim was walking in Dalfsen. Further circumstances are unknown.
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The strong wind increased in the afternoon on Tuesday and became strong to stormy at sea. According to weather agencies, there would be wind force 6. In addition, heavy gusts of wind can occur throughout the country during showers, at speeds of up to 80 or 90 kilometers per hour. Very locally, a gust of 100 kilometers per hour cannot be ruled out, according to Weer.nl.
For example, a large tent at McDonald’s on the Rietgraaf in Oosterhout, near Nijmegen, has been blown over. “Due to the strong wind, the tent came loose and blew half on the roof,” reports a photographer on the spot.
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“Some also hang next to the entrance, half on the facade. A glass fence and two wooden benches were damaged. ”
Truck
Elsewhere in the country people in traffic suffer a lot from the wind. A truck overturned on the Moerdijk Bridge (A16), and has since been restrained with lashing straps. It is not known whether the driver was injured.
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Road users must take strong winds into account, especially along the coast and in the southeast of the country. “In the course of the afternoon it becomes a bit quieter, but even then the traffic still has to deal with heavy showers,” said the ANWB. A spokesperson states that there are risks if people take the road with an empty truck or trailer, for example.
In Bloemendaal a large tree fell on two parked cars. “Firefighters sawed off pieces of the tree and the two vehicles could be moved. One of the cars was badly damaged by the tree and will have to be towed, ”reports news photographer Michel van Bergen.
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Track
There are also problems for train travelers. A tree has fallen on the track between Venlo and Roermond, so that no train traffic is possible, Arriva reports. Replacement buses are used.
Between Rotterdam Centraal and Breda, NS travelers using the intercity train are delayed due to strong winds, and fewer trains are running there. On Tuesday morning, construction fences had been blown onto the track and in the afternoon there was a tree against the overhead line between Heerlen and Herzogenrath. There were also malfunctions because plastic was blowing against the overhead wires in several places, according to an NS spokesperson.
People got into trouble not only on land, but also on the water. For example, about marines fell overboard during an exercise on the IJsselmeer. All were taken out of the water, no one was injured. “They did have mild hypothermia, but admission was not necessary,” said a spokesman for the North Holland North Safety Region.
Remembrance Day
In the evening, during Remembrance Day, it is slightly quieter than during the day, but there is still a chance of showers and a lot of wind. Tuesday night the temperatures drop to about 5 degrees. Especially in the Wadden area, a strong to stormy northwest wind will still be blowing.
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