Etiket: sandbags
Now that the water level is dropping, the first sandbags are already being removed from Visserseiland
Now that the water level of the Markermeer is slowly dropping and it is finally possible to drain the Wadden Sea, the Grashaven and Visserseiland are being made ‘water-free’ today.…
Water comes over the dike and seeps through sandbags: high water in West Friesland
High water has also caused problems again in West Friesland. In Enkhuizen, water lapped over the dikes and on Visserseiland in Hoorn, this time the water came through the sandbags.…
From wet feet to rows of sandbags: this is how North Holland braved the high water today
It was all hands on deck today in the province: the high water created exciting moments, especially in West Friesland and Zaanstreek-Waterland. The water levels reached record heights today in…
Watch: sandbags do their job in Hoorn, nuisance remains absent despite high water peaks
The Visserseiland in Hoorn experienced the largest peak of high water to date last night. Because the street is completely barricaded with large sandbags, the water could be prevented from…
REPORTING. This East Flemish village was the epicenter of Flanders today: “Sandbags? I need a goddamn submersible pump!”
Everywhere in Flanders, streets are flooded and houses are flooded, but nowhere was the need as great as in Zandbergen. Our reporter went to the Dender Valley, where he saw…
Also extra sandbags in Monnickendam: easterly winds push up Markermeer
In the old part of Monnickendam near the harbor there is already a pile of sandbags to stop the water. There will be many more, because the expected easterly wind…
New peak of high water threatens: 200 extra large sandbags for Visserseiland in Hoorn
After a restless evening, during which the water quickly came towards the houses, peace has returned to Visserseiland in Hoorn. But the worries are not over yet, because the real…
Disaster plan in force in Belgium due to severe flooding: flooded streets, closed schools and sandbags everywhere
Flooding due to heavy rain will continue to plague large parts of Belgium on Wednesday and Thursday. A disaster plan has been in force in East Flanders since Wednesday and…
Extra pumps, more sandbags: “Fingers crossed that…
“It is very clear that the governor is the right man to take charge,” says Poperinge Mayor Christof Dejaegher. “More and more parts are flooded, at a certain point it…
Sandbags are supposed to protect the quay, but residents are tired of them
For more than a year now, the view of the residents of the Oude Binnenhaven in Bergen op Zoom has been dominated by a row of white sandbags. “It seems…