The wind has died down and there has been a lot of pumping; campers at the Strandbad camping site on the Markermeer coast near Edam can make an inventory of the damage and get to work with a broom and a mop. Yesterday a strong northeasterly wind in combination with the high water level caused a significant flooding of the camping site.
It is the price campers pay for a beautiful spot on the water of the Markermeer: once in a while the place floods in certain weather conditions. “In the summer with good weather you are here two hundred percent, says a camper, and then you occasionally have bad luck if the wind is wrong, then the place floods”, she says with a smile that seems like she is ready to go. has.
Measures
The campsite is investing in better protection against the rising water. Recently, a small dike was built at his own expense, which has helped, but it is not sufficient, admits manager Wil Ouwehand. Ouwehand hopes that the flooding will prompt Rijkswaterstaat to monitor the water level in the Markermeer more closely and lower it if possible.
Cleaning and airing
Here and there a caravan has suffered damage, but in view of the amount of water that was on the site yesterday, the damage seems to be not too bad. Many owners of a cottage or caravan have taken measures to prevent water from flowing into the caravan. “Everything is high with us,” says one of them soberly, “when it’s the fourth time, you’ll know at some point”. She shows that the water has come to just below the threshold of the caravan, so there was no real damage. After a thorough cleaning and airing and drying, the suffering is over. “Fortunately, the weather is nice, it is cold but that doesn’t matter, thanks to the sun it dries pretty dry,” said a sober camper.