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A Code Yellow weather warning was issued for nearly all of the Netherlands on Friday, when the country celebrates Liberation Day. The warning takes effect at 1 p.m in the southern provinces and 2 p.m. everywhere else, with the exception of the Wadden Islands, the KNMI said. The warning was issued because thunderstorms are expected, along with wind gusts of up to 60 kilometers per hour.
The Netherlands will pay tribute to those who have been killed during war and peacekeeping missions since the outbreak of World War II with ceremonies and a moment of silence on Thursday. The annual Remembrance Day is most notable for the national commemoration on Dam Square in Amsterdam, when a trumpet player’s music brings in the start of a two-minute moment of silence at 8 p.m. that is respected across the country.