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The Dutch agency in charge of asylum procedures, COA, failed to adhere to a court order limiting the number of asylum seekers at the Ter Apel temporary processing facility. As a result, COA will have to pay a penalty of 15,000 euros for the first time to the municipality of Westerwolde, which includes Ter Apel.
The emergency services issued NL Alerts for two major fires in Almere and Haarlem. Firefighters are still trying to get the blaze in a thrift store and clothing storage unit on an industrial terrain in Almere under control. The fire in an appliance store in Haarlem has been extinguished. Locals in both municipalities are urged to stay out of the smoke. As far as is known, no one got hurt.
A ruling ordering the Netherlands to permanently relieve overcrowding at the country’s main registration point for asylum seekers enters into force at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday. Dutch asylum agency COA will face a 15,000 euro fine for every day that there are more than 2,000 asylum seekers crammed into the temporary reception facility in Ter Apel.
A search is underway for a venomous shield-nosed cobra in Lelystad. The snake may have escaped from a home on Sont on Monday, though an animal expert told the municipality there is a good chance it could still be in or near the home in a place where it is warm and dry. Since the owner has not yet been able to locate it, and a bite from the snake can cause health problems, the city warned all residents living within 300 meters of the snake's owner.
A search is underway for a venomous shield-nosed cobra in Lelystad. The snake may have escaped from a home on Sont on Monday, though an animal expert told the municipality there is a good chance it could still be in or near the home in a place where it is warm and dry. Since the owner has not yet been able to locate it, and a bite from the snake can cause health problems, the city warned all residents living within 300 meters of the snake's owner.