Liberation Festival in Den Bosch in 2013. ANP / Robin Lonkhuijsen
Because of the anticipated bad weather begin the liberation festivals in Assen and Almere today a few hours later. In Assen is the festival postponed a second time. The festival site is cleared.
From Drenthe are reports about violent thunderstorm with hail as big as ping-pong balls.
The festival in Assen will start at half past 4 instead of 2 half (and actually 12 hours). The festival in Almere at 17 o’clock instead of 12 o’clock hour. The Liberation Flevoland calls on everyone not to take umbrella, but a raincoat.
Code yellow
The KNMI warns the country for severe weather. From southwest to northeast pull heavy thunderstorms over the country, which is possible hail. Local gusts could prevent about 85 kilometers per hour. At the end of the afternoon, the rain left the country from the east. In western provinces hold the heavy winds until early evening.
In Amsterdam was therefore already canceled the walk across the pontoon bridge over the River IJ: the organization by bad weather not guarantee the safety of the 6,800 participants. Because of Liberation would be the pontoon bridge for two hours be restored. Seventy years ago, in 1945, the bridge pontoons was on the IJ to save fuel. Because the barge would be shut down, the moment can be the bridge is not moved.
This year’s Liberation Day an official day. At fourteen places to find liberation festivals in the country, with more than 250 acts in total. Expected to come here some 900,000 visitors off.
Rutte ignites liberation
Prime Minister Rutte has officially celebration of Liberation Day celebrated with the lighting of the liberation, after the 5 of meilezing Israeli writer David Grossman in Flushing. The fire was last night picked up by athletes in Wageningen and transferred to the Zeeland place.
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