Overview
- The KNMI issued a code orange heat warning that takes effect Wednesday at 12:00, warning of several days with temperatures at or above 34°C and elevated health risks.
- Rijkswaterstaat has expanded its hitteprotocol to six provinces to move stranded road users quickly to shaded, serviced locations and reduce time on hot road surfaces.
- Uiterwaarde has suspended ten pedestrian and bicycle ferry crossings from Wednesday through Friday to protect volunteer crews from prolonged heat exposure.
- Emergency services have been busier than usual with a cluster of 112 incidents that include multiple traffic collisions, the death of a minor cyclist in Haalderen, and the arrest of a 35-year-old Maurik man on suspicion of driving under the influence after two officers were hit in Tiel.
- Police have ruled the deaths found in Hattem and at a Ukraine reception centre in Doesburg non-criminal, and local bodies such as schools, event organisers and waste collectors are adjusting timetables to reduce heat harm and strain on responders.