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Snow and Ice Snarl Travel Across Netherlands as Warnings Persist

Operators cut flights, reduce rail service and intensify salting to curb sudden ice patches causing crashes.

Overview

  • The KNMI kept winter alerts in force, shifting some regions from code orange to code yellow after locally 5–10 centimeters of snow fell across a central band of the country.
  • A head‑on collision on the N304 near Ugchelen left one person dead, while a train struck a car at a level crossing near Zevenaar with a family of four escaping serious injury.
  • Schiphol recorded nearly 200 flight cancellations and Rotterdam The Hague Airport reported delays, as NS trimmed services and regional bus operators curtailed routes in several cities.
  • Rijkswaterstaat reported close to ten million kilos of salt spread nationwide and Rotterdam deployed double gritting crews, with officials urging drivers to slow down and keep distance.
  • Patchy, intense snow and hail created mirror‑slick stretches that sent vehicles into ditches and water across multiple provinces, including closures on the A28 near Eelde and incidents in Flevoland and Drenthe.