Campaigning farmers lift the hour-long blockade at the Azelo traffic junction of the A35 and A1.
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MIDWOLDE – Farmers protested the cabinet’s nitrogen rules on Wednesday. Waste, straw bales and material containing asbestos were dumped and set on fire in various places. The damage from this waste dumping is enormous on Thursday morning. Several roads have been closed to clean up everything. Accidents have also occurred between Groningen and Drachten as a result of waste dumping. Follow the developments in this live blog.