Jan 9, 2024 at 11:10 AM Update: 24 minutes ago The Markermeer has reached a historically high water level between Hoorn and Amsterdam in recent days. The water level was 45 centimeters above NAP and in some places even higher. That has never happened before, reports the Hollands Noorderkwartier Water Board. The level has been … Read more
Jan 8, 2024 at 9:18 PM Update: an hour ago The water level in a watercourse on the Stuwweg in Maastricht has dropped so much that a number of houseboats have partially or completely sunk into the silt. A spokesperson for Rijkswaterstaat said this on Monday evening. By closing an emergency dam, no new water … Read more
Jan 8, 2024 at 3:21 PM Update: 6 minutes ago After weeks of high water, the end seems to be in sight. The Maas is back to winter level, the Rhine is sinking further and drainage from the IJsselmeer is going well. “But of course that water does not just leave the Netherlands,” says a … Read more
Jan 8, 2024 at 12:06 Update: 22 minutes ago Strong easterly winds will cause a new high water peak on the Markermeer at the beginning of the evening on Monday, the municipality of Hoorn reports. The rising water may be even higher than on Sunday morning, when there was also a peak. The fire brigade … Read more
Jan 7, 2024 at 5:36 PM Update: 19 minutes ago The two Defense Chinook helicopters have finished dumping large quantities of heavy boulders on a damaged dam in Maastricht. On Saturday and Sunday the helicopters brought large quantities of stones and partially closed a hole in the dam. A spokesperson for Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) said on … Read more
Jan 6, 2024 at 12:33 Update: 21 minutes ago The water in Dutch rivers and lakes is still high. The water level will rise further in some places, but expectations are favorable. Little rain is expected and water can be drained from the IJsselmeer. “The systems are full, but not so full that water safety … Read more
Jan 6, 2024 at 11:09 AM Update: 24 minutes ago Two Defense Chinook helicopters lowered the first nets full of stones onto a broken dam on the Stuwweg in Maastricht on Saturday morning. This should reduce the flow rate of the water and retain as much water as possible. Further on, a contractor and Defense … Read more
Jan 6, 2024 at 5:02 am The water is high in various places in the Netherlands. That is not the first time. “Our history is a series of small and large flood disasters.” What have we learned from that? “It may sound crazy, but certainly compared to 1995, the situation is not that bad now,” … Read more