Overall Green alert Flood
in Netherlands

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102632
Death: 0
Displaced: 316
Countries: Netherlands
From - To 17 May - 21 May

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Northern Netherlands, Late May 2024Heavy hail and rain on 20 May 2024 caused flooding in parts of Friesland Province in the Netherlands. A nursing home was evacuated. Flooded roads left campers isolated.Tue 21 May 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Plenty of rain on the way: 'This will cause problems' 5/24/2024 8:42:00 AM.

According to the KNMI, local flooding is possible due to heavy (thunder) showers heading our way. “A lot of rain falls, especially in the second half of the afternoon, from around four o'clock,” says meteorologist Martijn Dorrestein of Buie
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CLARION Project Takes the Lead in Strengthening European Ports’ Resili.. 5/20/2024 12:32:00 PM.

On 7th – 8th May 2024, CLARION Project was kicked off in Rotterdam and Delft, The Netherlands. Funded by the Horizon Europe Programme (Project 101147041 — CLARION) and coordinated by TU Delft, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, t
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Gloucestershire 'must take flooding as seriously as Japan does with ea.. 5/20/2024 7:08:00 AM.

vision is to focus on caring for people, the environment and the Borough. Among its eight top priorities are tackling the climate and ecological emergency, improving flood resilience and managing housing and growth. The county could see mor
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32m 2024 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix - Formula 1 | How to watch, channel.. 5/19/2024 2:36:00 AM.

McLaren driver Lando Norris, of Britain, foreground, steers into a turn followed by Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, during the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the Mia
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),