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Ciara raced over our country on Sunday, with dozens of uprooted trees, roof tiles that flew from houses, facades that came down, roofs that became loose, road signs that collapsed and other storm damage. Yet the storm has not been disruptive. There are no reports of fatalities, except for the fatal collision on Monday morning.
ANWB: heavy peak in the morning
The ANWB already warned for a busy morning rush hour on Sunday evening. However, the pressure seems to be relatively low. “In particular, it is very insidious.” Around 7.45 am, according to the ANWB, there were 750 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roads. View here the current situation.
The A16 from Rotterdam to Breda was closed at the Moerdijkbrug by a tilted truck. The ANWB advises traffic to drive via the A29. According to Rijkswaterstaat, the closure also results in a traffic jam on the other side of the road.
The KNMI had announced the so-called orange code before Sunday and the ANWB advised road users not to take the road if it was not strictly necessary. The ANWB does not provide advice for Monday. The traffic service does not think that traffic jams will be broken. “Monday is not the busiest day of the week and February is not the busiest month either, but it will certainly be a tough striker,” the spokesman said.
Also many flights canceled on Monday
While at least 240 flights to and from Schiphol were canceled on Sunday, the airport must also cancel flights on Monday. Dozens of flights have been delayed or canceled altogether.
“Strong winds are expected on Monday 10 February. Take into account the delay and cancellation of flights ”, the airport reports on its own website.
Trains on the move, but shorter
In most places the train service seems to get going on Monday. Some trains are shorter and therefore the train will be busier than normal, says a spokesperson for the Dutch Railways. In the night from Sunday to Monday, there were dozens of reports of fallen trees on the track or plastic or other items in the overhead line.
“ProRail fault teams have worked all night to repair the damage as much as possible. We succeeded.” Because code still applies to the entire country due to strong gusts of wind, NS advises travelers to consult the travel planner shortly before departure.
The planned work on the railway at Leiden went “according to plan” despite the weather. Monday morning a limited train service started again, supplemented with buses.
A sprinter stopped at Gouda Goverwelle station and went from Amsterdam Central to Rotterdam Central.
Ⓒ Leendert Stoffels / De Telegraaf Tip Line
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Top busy at insurers
On Monday, insurers will go all out to handle all reports. Interpolis already counted six hundred reports on Sunday. “It’s all hands on deck right now,” said the insurer. The company calls on people to report as many damages as possible online and advises “as soon as the weather becomes calmer to clean up loose branches and roof tiles so that they will not cause more damage.”
High tide
Due to high water at sea, the dyke passages at Delfzijl will be closed on Monday morning from 8.00 a.m. That reports the Noorderzijlvest water board. Rijkswaterstaat expects a level of 3.5 meters above sea level at 12.30. In Delfzijl, the dyke passages always close at an expected water level at sea of 3 meters or higher above NAP.
The port of Delfzijl is temporarily closed. The traffic is diverted with signs until the water has fallen sufficiently and the roads are clear again.
According to the water board, the expected water levels are no reason to scale up to increased dyke monitoring.
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