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Public transport in disarray due to extreme weather conditions

Public transport in the Netherlands has been significantly affected by Storm Darcy. The Meteorological institute KNMI has issues a Code Red weather warning for the entire country due to the snow and strong gusts of wind. Dutch Railway company ProRail has announced that train traffic has been halted for most of the country, with the exception of certain distances in the provinces Friesland and Groningen. Bus schedules have also been affected, as many buses are halted on Sunday morning, transport companies report. Eindhoven Airport has confirmed that they will not be operating any air travel until at least 1 p.m. As for the roads, Dutch infrastructure agency Rijkswaterstaat has so far received some 85 reports of cars that slipped off the road due to the winter conditions.

NL Times

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