Overview

• Vlaardingen‑Oost quays were preemptively closed with a high‑water alarm in effect, with signage keeping the area shut through Sunday after a peak around 2:45 a.m.
• Residents and business owners deployed sandbags and barriers but reported water damage, and roughly ten parked vehicles on the quays filled with water.
• Fire crews quickly contained a brief blaze at an outbuilding of an aluminium‑recycling firm in the Waalhaven, with a hazardous‑materials specialist assessing the scene.
• A house fire broke out around 11:15 p.m. Saturday on Eiberplantsoen in Groot‑Ammers, leaving two homes uninhabitable; no injuries were reported.
• Police have not ruled out arson in the Groot‑Ammers fire and are investigating ties to a June 30 explosion, while a separate wind‑related crash in Capelle aan den IJssel caused no injuries.