Major exercise in A2 tunnel in Maastricht, new event at Vrijthof and more Limburg news.
After weeks of drought, there was a short, heavy thunderstorm
After weeks of extreme drought, suddenly code orange due to severe weather. Short but intense thunderstorms swept across the province, with here and there flooded streets, broken branches and fallen trees.
Water board and LLTB against drought approach province
The battle for water in the De Peel nature reserve is far from over. On Wednesday it was announced that irrigating crops around De Peel will be severely limited in the future. The provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg thus place nature above agriculture. The Limburg Water Board, responsible for water management in the province, disapproves of the approach. The LLTB even wants to legally challenge the new irrigation policy.
Sandbag dams trap water in streams
They are normally used to keep water away. Now sandbags are used to prevent water from running away. The Limburg water board has started installing sandbag dams to keep water in the streams longer. This in the fight against dehydration. It seems to work.
Major exercise in A2 tunnel in Maastricht
A major disaster exercise took place in the Willem-Alexandertunnel in Maastricht on Wednesday evening. Such a tunnel exercise is required by law and should actually take place once every four years. But for the past two years, the exercise has been canceled due to the corona pandemic. The tunnel was closed on Wednesday evening for maintenance and the exercise could still take place.
New event at Vrijthof: Camping Kosmos
The Preuvenemint, the funfair and of course André Rieu’s concert series. A new event has now been added at the Vrijthof in Maastricht. In September, Camping Kosmos is organized there for four days by the Muziekgieterij, Cultura Mosa and Toneelgroep Maastricht.
Museum Océ renovated and renewed
From a dye to make butter look yellow, to a global player in the field of copy machines. The Venlo Océ has an illustrious history. There has been an Océ museum for forty years. It has recently been renovated and renovated. Where in the past mainly family members of employees and customers visited the museum, it is now the intention that the whole of Limburg can discover the history of the company.