Climate Activists Extend Protest at Maastricht Airport and Tefaf Art Fair

Climate Activists Extend Protest at Maastricht Airport and Tefaf Art Fair

Track 88Demonstrator at the art fair NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 23:29 The mayors of Beel and Meerssen in Limburg have extended the emergency decree at Maastricht Aachen Airport by 48 hours. Information from the police shows that demonstrators want to take action again at the airport. Earlier today, climate demonstrators held a protest against private jets. The … Read more

Dangerous Discovery: Two Men Found Living in Off-Limits Cave Near Maastricht

Dangerous Discovery: Two Men Found Living in Off-Limits Cave Near Maastricht

police,nlThe two men had completely furnished part of the cave In association with L1mburg NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 08:14 Natuurmonumenten warns that the marl caves in South Limburg are dangerous and off-limits. This week, two people were found in a cave near Maastricht who may have been there for some time. “These people were completely blackened by … Read more

Maastricht Youth Worker Faces Five-Year Prison Sentence for Inciting Abuse and Humiliation

Maastricht Youth Worker Faces Five-Year Prison Sentence for Inciting Abuse and Humiliation

ANPThe court in Limburg In association with L1mburg NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 23:03 The Public Prosecution Service (OM) has demanded a five-year prison sentence against a man (48) from Maastricht who allegedly incited young people to abuse and humiliate others for years. The man worked as a youth worker with vulnerable minors. The case came to light … Read more

Chinook Helicopters Dump Boulders on Dam in Maastricht, Prohibiting Sailing on the Maas – Latest Update

Chinook Helicopters Dump Boulders on Dam in Maastricht, Prohibiting Sailing on the Maas – Latest Update

Jan 7, 2024 at 5:36 PM Update: 19 minutes ago The two Defense Chinook helicopters have finished dumping large quantities of heavy boulders on a damaged dam in Maastricht. On Saturday and Sunday the helicopters brought large quantities of stones and partially closed a hole in the dam. A spokesperson for Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) said on … Read more

Volendam Quays Protected with Sandbags as Water Levels Drop in Markermeer and IJsselmeer

Volendam Quays Protected with Sandbags as Water Levels Drop in Markermeer and IJsselmeer

VLN NewsThere are sandbags on the quay to protect the houses and restaurants on the quay NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 14:00 The high water peak in the Markermeer is behind us. The water level in the IJsselmeer is also falling, Rijkswaterstaat reports. Because there is a favorable wind direction, a lot of water can be discharged from … Read more

Emergency Dam Construction in Maastricht: Defense Chinook Helicopters Lower Nets of Stones onto Broken Dam

Emergency Dam Construction in Maastricht: Defense Chinook Helicopters Lower Nets of Stones onto Broken Dam

Jan 6, 2024 at 11:09 AM Update: 24 minutes ago Two Defense Chinook helicopters lowered the first nets full of stones onto a broken dam on the Stuwweg in Maastricht on Saturday morning. This should reduce the flow rate of the water and retain as much water as possible. Further on, a contractor and Defense … Read more

Bridge in Maastricht On Verge of Collapse After Collision with Houseboat: Emergency Evacuations and Restoration Efforts Underway

Bridge in Maastricht On Verge of Collapse After Collision with Houseboat: Emergency Evacuations and Restoration Efforts Underway

Jan 4, 2024 at 7:58 PM Update: an hour ago The bridge on the Stuwweg in Maastricht was in danger of collapsing after a houseboat collided with it on Thursday morning. Some debris has fallen off, but nothing more seems to have happened. The pillar in the middle under the bridge, which the houseboat rammed … Read more

Houseboat Collision Causes Bridge Collapse in Maastricht: Residents Evacuated, Rijkswaterstaat Efforts to Stabilize

Houseboat Collision Causes Bridge Collapse in Maastricht: Residents Evacuated, Rijkswaterstaat Efforts to Stabilize

Jan 4, 2024 at 10:26 AM Update: 19 minutes ago The bridge on the Stuwweg in Maastricht is in danger of collapsing after a houseboat collided with it on Thursday morning. The boat had become loose and swept away by the strong current. The collision caused one of the pillars in the middle of the … Read more

Houseboat Crashes Into Bridge in Maastricht: Emergency Services Present, Evacuations and Damage Reported – Latest Update Jan 4, 2024

Houseboat Crashes Into Bridge in Maastricht: Emergency Services Present, Evacuations and Damage Reported – Latest Update Jan 4, 2024

Jan 4, 2024 at 6:07 AM Update: 13 minutes ago A houseboat in Maastricht became loose in the night from Wednesday to Thursday and ended up against a bridge. This happened at the location where part of a dike was washed away on Wednesday. There was no one left in the houseboat. All houseboats between … Read more