Overview
- Rijkswaterstaat reports ice from contracting tunnel joints caused closures and restrictions on routes including the N31 near Harlingen, the A12 at the Gouwe aqueduct and Den Haag, the A28 by Hoogeveen and the N434 Corbulotunnel, with melting done by salting and the heated ‘Firestorm’ spray.
- Enexis says a large outage that hit roughly 80 postcodes in Zevenhuizen, Marum and De Wilp on December 26 was resolved around 21:45 after investigation.
- Train service between Meppel and Hoogeveen resumed on December 25 at 22:15 after a stranded unit was removed and normal timetables restarted.
- After a KNMI code‑yellow start to Saturday for ice and fog, multiple crashes were reported in the north, and the advisory was lifted around midday as conditions improved.
- Emergency crews handled a string of incidents over the holiday period, including a fatal crash on the N421 near Odijk (victim identified as an 85‑year‑old woman), evacuations for a suspicious package in Lichtenvoorde, a Groningen scooter fire that spread to a shop and an apartment fire in Lelystad with no injuries.