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High Winds Fell Trees Across Netherlands as Police Tackle Robbery, Supermarket Blast and Church Vandalism

Concurrent emergencies taxed responders across multiple regions.

Overview

  • KNMI issued a code yellow warning for Utrecht with gusts up to 75 km/h, and falling trees caused damage and blockages from Soesterberg to Stadskanaal and parts of Rotterdam.
  • Police reported a late‑evening robbery at a petrol station on the Groene Kruisweg in RotterdamHoogvliet, where an employee was threatened with a knife and the suspect fled with loot; no injuries were reported.
  • An overnight explosion damaged the entrance of an Albert Heijn in Dordrecht, with no injuries and the cause and any suspect still under investigation.
  • Following a public tip in Ridderkerk, officers seized 237 nitrous‑oxide bottles and nearly €10,000 in cash and detained three people.
  • A single‑vehicle crash on the N33 near Appingedam left the driver trapped and seriously injured, prompting a full closure between Appingedam and Holwierde while responders stabilized the vehicle.