The fireworks show in Weesp that was cancelled on New Year’s Eve because of heavy wind is going to take place on Friday evening, the city reported. Within the municipality of Amsterdam, the fireworks shows at Weesp, Sloterplas, IJburg, and the Nelson Mandelapark were cancelled because of the weather. "This made it possible to immediately pack up the purchased fireworks, …
One person was killed and one person was hurt in a residential fire in The Hague. The fire department confirmed they found two people in the home and began giving them treatment. First responders were unable to revive one person, while the other was taken to a hospital “with serious injuries.” Area residents told local news organization Regio15 that they …
Originally from the United Kingdom, Steve White travelled all around the world and lived in Tokyo for several years before he eventually moved to the Netherlands with his family. I know that sounds slight, in a country with so many great things, but it’s really my favourite Dutch thing. My wife can say things to me that, even now, would …
A 29-year-old man from Weesp was rescued by the police during the early hours of Monday morning after he tried to walk home from Gouda in below freezing temperatures, because the trains were canceled. The distance from Gouda to Weesp is 54 kilometers, a walk that will take around 11 hours in normal circumstances, according to the police. The man …
Train traffic on a number of busy routes in the Randstad is heavily disrupted on Tuesday due to a broken overhead line on the tracks between Weesp and Amsterdam-Zuid. A train set pulled part of the overhead line between Weesp and Amsterdam-Zuid loose at around 6:00 a.m., seriously damaging a large part of the line. Only one track is currently …
