Five people this afternoon in Arnhem injured when they were hit by glass from omgewaaide terrasschermen. The whole country is affected by the autumn storm. The emergency services are running at full speed.
The incident in Arnhem happened in the Old Stationsstraat. The storm got a grip on the glass screens of the coffee shop and blew away. Passers-by were hit. Also umbrellas blew over and touched passers-by.
Four of the five injured people to a hospital.
Inconvenience in the traffic
“Hands on the wheel and keep away”, advises the VID, because everywhere in the country at this time heavy gusts of wind occur. Many lanes had to be temporarily closed. It fell on the A9 at Ouderkerk a tree on the road. Later in Diemen, the netherlands succumbed to the signage by the wind.
On the A7 made of insulating material of a construction site nuisance. The road had to be temporarily closed to the plates to take away. That was because of the hard wind is not so easy:
Failure of trains
“The wind plays us tricks,” says a spokesperson for railway infrastructure manager Prorail at RTL News. Among others, caused by blown trees to travelers in the entire country to take into account delays and cancellations of trains.
At the station of Utrecht by the wind sector on the track too. This eight tracks out of use. The NS recommends to travel at short notice to plan on the basis of current information.
Schiphol
the traffic are experiencing the nuisance of the heavy gusts of wind. Aircraft at the last minute could land at Schiphol airport, had to forced a restart.
Zoos closed
Because of the najaarsstorm connect the Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the netherlands this afternoon early and the doors. DierenPark Amersfoort is for the same reason it previously closed.
At the entrance of the park in Rhenen are two trees fallen. No one was injured, the fallen trees were at a place where no danger ‘ for visitors. Since the trees in the park too much leaf is, what more damage can result, however, around 13.30 hours decided everyone to ask the park to leave. Ouwehands Zoo would be up to 17.00 hours open.
santa Claus
In the park were several thousand visitors. because of ‘the Park of Saint’, an event around Christmas. Therefore, there were also many children present. Santa claus is now, however, also left. Victims can send an e-mail. They can make an “appropriate contribution” expected, according to the spokesman.
the zoo DierenPark Amersfoort would also to 17.00 open, but closed the doors around 14.00 hours. On their website this zoo know that wind gusts in the wooded park, the chance of falling branches and trees increase. “This is the safety,” according to the park, Monday is expected to be open again.
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