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Winds of up to storm force 10 batter the Dutch coast, bringing down trees

September 13, 2017
Clearing up storm debris. Photo: Najib Nafid /Hollandse Hoogte

The autumn storm battering the west coast of the Netherlands has brought down trees and tipped over lorries, with winds of up to storm force 10 recorded in IJmuiden and on the Wadden Sea island of Vlieland.

In Amstelveen, a driver was seriously injured when a tree blew onto his car and another driver in Amsterdam was also hospitalised after being hit by a tree.

In The Hague, a tree hit tram lines, causing some disruption to services. Dozens of flights have been cancelled at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

The strong winds have also brought kite surfers to the Dutch beaches to take advantage of the weather.

The KNMI weather bureau issued a code orange weather warning for Dutch coastal regions on Wednesday morning, including Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland, Friesland, Groningen and the Wadden islands. The wind is expected to die down in the early afternoon.

Het stormt momenteel op de Waddenzee. Bekijk de gewijzigde afvaarten op https://t.co/iE00SYi23V pic.twitter.com/8YjscyktiI

— Rederij Doeksen (@rederijdoeksen) September 13, 2017

Aan de Amsterdamseweg is iemand gewond geraakt nadat ook daar een boom op een rijdende auto terecht kwam https://t.co/t1Q5dj4iMX pic.twitter.com/I5cm8vKyad

— AT5 (@AT5) September 13, 2017

Ai, zo zien we het niet graag. De N331 Zwolle – Emmeloord is in beide richtingen afgesloten tussen Hasselt en Kranerweerd. 📷
@Gerjanspit pic.twitter.com/VK5T47PTjy

— VID (@vid) September 13, 2017

#A2 39.7. Vrachtwagen op zn kant op. Geen gewonden. Wel veel wind!! #TTC ^P pic.twitter.com/oF0duQheLZ

— Team Hoofdwegen (@POL_Hoofdwegen) September 13, 2017

Weer wat anders dan wegverkeer: via https://t.co/rIdTOWvq5n zien we deze surfer m/v even gebruik maken van windkracht 10. 😱 pic.twitter.com/2EK8ZSasmh

— VID (@vid) September 13, 2017

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