Strong winds cause damage and rail disruption across the Netherlands

Strong winds caused damage across parts of the Netherlands overnight from Saturday into Sunday, including a tree falling on a moving car in Amsterdam-Noord and another blocking the railway between Lochem and Goor. The KNMI has issued a code yellow warning for part of the country and expects severe gusts in coastal provinces to continue into Sunday night.

No trains were running on the route between Lochem, in Gelderland, and Goor, in Overijssel, on Sunday morning after a tree fell on the tracks. Fire crews were repeatedly called out to storm damage, including fallen trees in Oosteind, North Brabant, and on the N207 near Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland.

In Friesland, the regional safety authority urged people to call the emergency number 112 only when there is immediate danger, not to report fallen trees or branches. It said this would help keep the line available for incidents in which people or animals are at direct risk.

The KNMI said the low-pressure system Boelo was causing the strong winds. It forecast that severe gusts in coastal provinces would persist until the night from Sunday into Monday.