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hours later than originally planned, the A44 has this morning released again after the storm. The highway was yesterday between Leiden and The Hague, while closed in both directions because of fallen trees and blown branches were lying on the road. They are now cleared, so Rijkswaterstaat says.
The A12 has since late last night again fully open to traffic. Earlier, between The Hague and Utrecht for two of the four lanes again. The other side in the direction of Den Haag was away when still closed from Reeuwijk, but all lanes are now open again there.
Public Works advised motorists yesterday during the storm not on the road to go in areas where code red or orange gold. When the KNMI weather last night withdrew the warning for extreme weather, also customized the agency for infrastructure advice again. By Reuters said a spokesman about it:
“This is also canceled to keep us advice into account heavy winds.”
Please be nuisance on the track
Other than on the roads is on the trail still some problems caused by the storm, reports the NS. Between Almere and Lelystad drive still no trains due to a faulty catenary. Due to bad weather the power supply for rail traffic passes over a length of 300 meters broken. The NS bus in.
The problems on the track are, moreover, for the most part over. Yesterday there was including in the Randstad much delayed by faulty overhead lines and branches on the trail. So why is between Amsterdam and Utrecht while no trains. This also applied to the route between Amsterdam and Haarlem
Forestry Commission:. Stay away from the forest
Although the storm has passed and the sun shines again in many places, it is not wise to go into the woods today. Because of the strong winds are still hanging loose many branches, so it can be dangerous, warns the State Forestry. Especially in the provinces of South Holland, North Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht is the great damage.
To the trees and branches as much as possible to clear forest rangers have resumed their work in many places, and let one spokeswoman for the Forestry this morning to know ANP. They inspect forests and trees, especially in areas where the storm was the heaviest. It is expected that work on Sunday rounded everywhere.
Device Transavia to make emergency landing
The traffic yesterday was also severely affected by bad weather, which led in some places in the country to gusts of around 110 kilometers per hour. At Schiphol had a Transavia plane with about 170 passengers on board made an emergency landing, as confirmed by a spokesman for the airline to ANP.
The plane came from the Spanish Girona and would initially land at Rotterdam . Because of the storm the unit was there to make a new start, followed by the captain flew to Schiphol. There, too, the first landing attempt did not succeed, but in the second instance it went well.
Back Fly to another airport, such as Brussels, was not an option. Before the unit did not have enough fuel on board, so the airline said. Nevertheless, the safety of the passengers is not a moment in the proceedings, said a spokeswoman
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