Her rental home in the Gooilandlaan was delivered just two weeks ago. With a brand new kitchen, a new roof including solar panels, new frames and a new front door.
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But this weekend Melissa Kuit cannot sleep in her house. Her husband and her three children aged 3, 5 and 8 years. Neither. The roof of their house is badly damaged by the powerful storm wind that hit the Gooilandlaan on Saturday shortly after noon. The ridge has disappeared, there are missing pans, the panels are loose and there are a few cracks in the stones, under the ridge. Workmen can be repaired the worst damage from a scaffolding.
The shock is good at it
,, I was shocked. I suddenly saw the awnings flutter violently and a little later they were pulled off the wall. The wind roared. I thought: this is a mini-tornado, “says Melissa.” My 8-year-old daughter was also very shocked. She stood next to me and said, Mama, I want to leave here. “
The shock is also good with her neighbor René Nieuwland. ,, It all happened at lightning speed. Take a look at that damage everywhere. And that while these houses had just been refurbished. “
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Behind the houses many fences have failed due to the strong wind. The path between the houses is closed with red and white ribbon to keep curious away. On the street there are broken branches and overflowed garden furniture, while a large tree has fallen on the corner of the street. A car has a shattered rear window.
Tree uprooted by the wind
The crushed ridge of the Maaike Hoeksema and George Biallo house in the Texellaan is on the sidewalk. The duo is looking at it disappointed. ,, We also have damage in the garden. A few roof tiles are missing and the back door no longer wants to close, it is relieved. That will be an insurance issue, “says George.
A little further on, across the pond, Wendy Kruize from the Purmerlaan also has to recover from the shock. ,, I suddenly heard a very strong wind and saw the garden furniture moving. It all went very fast, within a minute it was a havoc here, “says Kruize, looking at a sturdy tree that was uprooted by storm violence.
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Fransciska Vley van de Hertenkamp at the Purmerlaan is worried over The deer. An animal is injured in its leg and possibly hit by a falling branch. They hang over the fence in different places. Both Emoes Karel and Emy walk back and forth nervously. ,, The animals are shocked by the storm. We also get a lot of work to clear it up here, “says Vley.
Due to the heavy wind, a number of trees have been blown over. © DVHN
An employee of landlord Lefier is short of hands in the affected streets. ,, The damage here is considerable. Probably by Valwinden. And that while the houses in this street had just been making more sustainable. We are now trying to solve the problems quickly and ensure that there is no more danger, “he says.
,, A number of heating installations have been switched off because the drain pipes were broken. By the way, do you see that trampoline? “Says the man, pointing to someone from the municipality who puts a bouncy castle on a cart about 60 meters away.” It comes from this street. It flown there by the storm. “