Etiket: dike
Volunteers inspect dikes of the Vecht. ‘If sand also seeps out of the dike, you have to be careful’
The dozens of volunteer dike guards that the Vechtstromen water board has had since 1998 have so far only practiced. On Wednesday they were deployed along the Vecht for the…
Watch: dike hole Den Oever is closed for storm Pia
The dike hole at Den Oever was officially closed this morning to prevent high water from flowing into the village. The Wadden Sea is expected to rise to three meters…
Build with all your might a sandbag dam at the winter dike in Diksmuide
Intensive work is currently being done in Diksmuide to strengthen the winter dike along the Iepersteenweg. A team of 30 people is constructing a sandbag dam. This is to prevent…
Fake castle must lure badgers from the dike: ‘Sleepless nights through their holes’
The Aa en Maas water board is constructing an artificial badger sett in a meadow 180 meters from the Maasdijk in Megen. The animals now live in the dike and…
Water pipe on Aalsmeer dike leaks for the second time this week: what is going on?
A burst water pipe caused a large water ballet on Geijlwijckerweg in Aalsmeer last night. And that was not the first time this week: the cycle path near the Stommeer…
Ahead thanks to headwind: spectacular wind race on Helderse dike has started again
It is one of the largest sustainability races in the world: Racing Aeolus. Students from all over the world will come to Den Helder this week with their self-built racing…
Residents along the Waal are at their wit’s end: ‘We are being pushed away from the dike’
There used to be a row of picturesque houses along the Waal in Hellouw, Gelderland. Virtually identical. Leonie van der Voort still has a picture postcard of it. “Nice huh.”…
Motorcyclist seriously injured in hard collision, dike between Deventer and Olst closed for hours
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a serious accident on the dike between Deventer and Olst. In the collision, the motorcycle and a car shot off the embankment. Both drivers…
Artist makes statement with the text: ‘Het waterkont’, uh, ‘comes’ on the dike of Texel
Artist Anne ten Ham makes a powerful, edible statement on the Zeedijk in Oudeschild on Texel. ‘The water is coming’, is written in large letters in the grass. The work…
Scooter rider rushed to hospital after sliding down dike in Purmerend
A scooter rider was seriously injured this afternoon in Purmerend. The person drove a scooter down an embankment. Many emergency services have arrived at the scene of the accident. The…