In the center of Amsterdam are less people than last year. ” The street markets are buzzing, but there are less people than previous years, ” said a spokesman for the city of Amsterdam.
The police said at the end of Wednesday the afternoon that the ‘quieter than other years, ” but it is ‘equally cozy.’ There were hardly then clicking on the reported incidents. ” It’s going really well. ”
The buzz in Rotterdam Wednesday also is not so bad. ” It’s almost a weekday, “said a police spokesman, who also assumes that due the rest is up to the weather. There are also no major incidents, ” probably because less is in each other’s way. ‘ Why were performed four or five arrests in Rotterdam because of minor offenses such as public drunkenness.
Also in Utrecht King’s is quiet and from Den Haag let the police know that ” no details ” are. At Chasséveld Breda are tens of thousands of people on the leg for the 538 King’s and in several other locations in the Netherlands is mainly party.
Rescuers
The Red Cross also sees that King’s ” peaceful and manageable ” expires. Aid workers have ‘to do’ substantially less ” than in other years. In Amsterdam, there were some problems with alcohol and drugs. In total, 47 people had to be helped into the capital.
In Zwolle, the city was visited by the royal family, the Red Cross had to act thirty times. Across the country, there were fewer cases of hypothermia than the rescuers had feared because of bad weather
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King Night
the King night from Tuesday to Wednesday took place in Amsterdam. ” It was actually like a normal night out. The streets were pretty quiet and nothing has happened. “” King Night went many places quieter than other years because of the bad weather.
During King Night in The Hague made the thirteen police detentions were related to the places in the city. This involved such things as fighting parties, urinating and insulting police officers. ” This does not differ much from an ordinary night out, ” said a police spokesman.
Utrecht enjoyed a quiet night. The build-up to King’s was the lot quieter than previous years and took place in a good atmosphere, said a spokeswoman for the church.
Effect
The country is also in trains and at stations quieter than in other years. ” It is not extinct again. There are certain people, but you notice that the weather affects, “said a spokesman for the train.
The carrier rides on King’s Day, as usual, with a special timetable, but with extra and longer trains because the buzz around cities like Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Breda, Alkmaar and Arnhem was expected. the special timetable remains despite the relative calm in force.
Coldest holiday in years
De Bilt Wednesday was up to 10.7 degrees. this King’s Day of this year is the coldest royal feast day since the Queen in 1985.
In the vast majority of the country was not as expected warmer than 9 degrees. the Utrecht De Bilt was with Arcen (North Limburg), the hottest spot in the country. it was the coldest in South Limburg in Maastricht with a maximum temperature of 6.9 degrees.
Wednesday also drew heavy showers with thunderstorms, hail and wind gusts across the country. KNMI warned grain hail and possible smoothness and therefore had issued code yellow. The warning was in effect until 18:00
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