EINDHOVEN – ZLTO, LTO Netherlands and the Limburg LLTB on Monday in national politics filed a request for the designated area hit by hailstorms around Someren as a disaster area. This would money can be made available to support affected businesses. The damage is estimated in the agriculture and horticulture on hundreds of millions of euros.
According to Hans Huijbers, chairman of the ZLTO, there has never been so much rain has fallen. “Such large hailstones we have never seen before. The damage has never been greater. ” Huijbers speaks of” the tip of the iceberg “and appeals to the Hague.” Make money available to be able to survive companies. ” the president calls the estimate of 500 million loss in Someren ‘real’: “Looking at the whole area the damage will many times be higher Arable fields are flooded and crops to fail.. ”
Léon Faasen, chairman of the LLTB, said Monday that demand extreme situations for extreme solutions. “What has happened now goes far beyond normal business risks.” the LTO organizations want to consult with the water because there were not adequate enough in some regions anticipated the heavy rains of the past weeks. the organizations also engage with banks and ministries of Economic and Social Affairs and Employment.
Commissioner King Wim van de Donk Monday three farms visited the affected area. He is going to make strong financial support in The Hague. Wednesday, the State Secretary for Economic Affairs Martijn van Dam assess the situation and talk to affected businesses.
Extreme storms with hail stones the size of tennis balls smashed last Thursday lots of greenhouses, barns and crops. Also, many roofs of houses and cars had to pay for it.
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