On the first day of action of Tour 777 More than 1 million euros has already been donated from the National Disaster Fund, ANP reports. Private individuals, companies and institutions have responded en masse to the call for support for the areas in South Limburg affected by the flood disaster.
More than 20,000 individual donors have already joined. Due to the enormous interest last night, even the website giro777.nl was down for a while. The action will continue “at full speed” for the next few days.
All hands on deck
In the meantime, it is still all hands on deck in Central and North Limburg to combat the flooding. That said a spokesperson for the Limburg-North Security Region this morning. He said he was happy with the many citizens’ initiatives that arise here and there to lend a helping hand.
“We strongly encourage private initiatives,” he said to the emergency channel L1. “All appreciation for that. Help someone else where you can. Everyone has to work. We’ll have to get the job done together. As emergency services, we cannot do it alone.” He again made an urgent appeal to people not to look at disaster sites.
Roermond
The spokesperson said that the high water peak has arrived in Roermond and Venlo. According to him, that peak will last for two days. Many roads in Roermond and the surrounding area have been flooded. The Maastrichterweg between Roermond and Linne was flooded. The Linne exit of the A73 that connects to the Maastrichterweg is closed. People in the Roermond district of Herten complain that they can no longer walk or cycle to the city center due to flooded roads.
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By: Editors
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