Showers fail to dampen Queen’s Night parties, few problems reported

Queen’s Night celebrations passed off without incident in most places and the few showers failed to dampen the enthusiasm of partygoers, news agency ANP reports on Friday.


In Amsterdam, Utrecht and The Hague, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to the festivities.
In The Hague, organiser Roland Verbiest said some 200,000 people had attended the event. ‘We had a top line-up… and it was full everywhere,’ he said.
But the rain had affected bar takings which were necessary to close the €25,000 shortfall in the budget, he said.
In The Hague there were 30 arrests, in Amsterdam and Utrecht a handful, police said.
Rubbish
The strike by road sweepers in The Hague means the sea of empty cans and bottles left by the revellers will not be cleared up until Saturday.
Rubbish collectors and street cleaners are also striking in Amsterdam on April 30 and in Utrecht for a week from today.

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