Mayor Daan Prevoo of Valkenburg, home to one of Europe's busiest Christmas markets, expressed alarm following a suspected attack in Magdeburg, Germany, which left five dead and dozens injured. “I immediately met with police and municipal services Friday evening.” Security at Valkenburg’s market, which attracts 700,000 visitors annually, was already heightened. Arnhem Mayor Ahmed Marcouch’s office emphasized adherence to national …
Heavy rains overnight left multiple places in the province of Limburg flooded. Valkenburg seemed to face the worst, where a nursing home had to be evacuated and two power outages left some 433 households without power. Residents of nursing home Valkenheim were evacuated and taken to another nursing home after the utilities went out, local security region Veiligheidsregio Zuid-Limburg reported. …
