Due to the heat, it is again very busy on the coast on Sunday. All parking spaces in Scheveningen, Zandvoort and Noordwijk are full. According to a spokesperson for Rescue Brigade Netherlands, despite the crowds, there are no calamities. “We especially see a lot of people enjoying a beautiful day at the beach.”
The rescue teams are busy, especially with preventive work and “minor suffering”, such as minor injuries or children who get lost. “We walk on the beach, are on the lookout and warn people not to go too far into the sea,” said the spokesperson.
The sea has been dangerous all week because of the east wind, which means that there is a stronger current towards the sea. There are also many jellyfish due to the offshore wind. “It is to be expected that people will occasionally get a shot of that.”
The municipality of The Hague reports around 2.30 pm that the beach of Scheveningen can only be reached by bicycle or public transport, because all parking spaces are occupied. There are no more parking spaces in Zandvoort either, according to the ANWB. “Wrongly parked cars will be towed away! Preferably come by public transport or by bike.”
Noordwijk already full in the morning
It was no longer possible to park in Noordwijk at 10.30 am. “A lot of early birds on the Noordwijk beaches again today,” the municipality reported.
Sunday will be the fifth tropical day in a row of the heat wave that is underway, and the warmest August 14 since the start of temperature measurements in 1901, according to Weer.nl. The mercury in De Bilt rose to 29.0 degrees at 11.50 am. The old day record from 1973 was 28.7 degrees.