In the night of January 31 to February 1, 1953, a violent storm caused dozens of dike breaches in the southwest of the Netherlands. 1,836 people lost their lives. As a twelve-year-old girl, Mina Verton (82) floated for a night on wreckage and survived the Watersnood disaster. She did lose her brother, grandmother and uncle, … Read more
The KNMI has issued code orange for the provinces of Limburg, Brabant and Gelderland due to the slipperiness caused by black ice. Code yellow is in force in the rest of the country, except for the western coastal provinces and Friesland. According to the KNMI, the slipperiness in Limburg can continue until the afternoon. In … Read more
26 jan 2023 om 00:33Update: een uur geleden The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) removed a total of 435 dogs from a breeding farm in Eersel in Brabant on Tuesday and Wednesday. The breeder had already been discredited because the animals were not properly cared for. The breeder had been instructed to … Read more
The Limburg municipality of Meerssen warns people not to go to a number of nature reserves for the time being. These areas are home to groups of wild boars, which can become aggressive if they feel threatened. A hiker was injured earlier this week. The warning applies to the nature reserves Kalverbosch, Humcoven, Vliek, Waterfall … Read more
Employees of regional trains will soon go on strike again for better working conditions in the smaller collective labor agreement for regional transport. The VVMC union reports this on Tuesday evening. It is not yet known when the new strikes will take place. The union has recently held talks with employers about a better collective … Read more
The 49-year-old suspect of the shooting in Zwijndrecht is officially suspected of murder and attempted murder, the police announced on Tuesday in the television program Discovery Requested. The police are offering a reward of 30,000 euros for information leading to the still fugitive Minh Nghia Vuong. Nghia Vuong is suspected of shooting a 66-year-old woman … Read more
23 jan 2023 om 11:29Update: een uur geleden The Public Prosecution Service is demanding fifteen years in prison and TBS with compulsory treatment against a Limburg couple who humiliated and sexually abused seven babysitters. At the court in Den Bosch, the public prosecutor spoke of “a series of monstrous facts”. The victims are between one … Read more
22 jan 2023 om 05:00 The corona pandemic has brought many good things to Dutch cancer care. That is what researcher Sabine Siesling of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the Netherlands (IKNL) says to NU.nl. “It was an unwanted testing ground.” When corona broke out in 2020, everyone suddenly turned out to be able to … Read more
Groningen residents who have to deal with greater damage as a result of an earthquake can now claim a fixed compensation of up to 10,000 euros, the Institute for Mining Damage Groningen (IMG) announced on Saturday. They will also be able to apply for a fixed fee several times. Now there is only a fixed … Read more
The police arrested a third suspect on Saturday in the case of the fatal stabbing at a youth care institution in Emmen. It concerns a nineteen-year-old man, the police say on Twitter. The man is suspected of being involved in the stabbing. Last Saturday, a 26-year-old employee of the youth institution was killed. Shortly after … Read more