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Snow and Ice Snarl Dutch Travel as Warnings Persist

Police say a body found in Helmond is likely the missing 19-year-old Mick, with no sign of foul play.

Overview

  • KNMI keeps code yellow in force across much of the country through the weekend as slick roads and freezing conditions continue after a brief code orange in parts of the west.
  • Flight schedules remain disrupted with nearly 200 cancellations at Schiphol and delays at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, while NS ran reduced services and some regional buses paused before gradually resuming.
  • Emergency crews handled dozens of road incidents, including cars sliding into ditches and waterways, a fatal head‑on crash on the N304 near Ugchelen, and a temporary A28 closure after a collision near Eelde.
  • Rail operations saw localized stoppages, including a halt between Arnhem and Winterswijk after a train struck the rear of a car that slid onto a crossing near Zevenaar; no injuries were reported.
  • Road managers ramped up anti‑icing, with Rotterdam deploying double gritting teams and Rijkswaterstaat urging cautious driving, and police reported an unrelated supermarket robbery in Leerdam with no injuries.