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Media reports described Storm Poly as the “strongest summer storm.” Click to read more. Storm Poly killed at least two people as it battered the Netherlands coast and its surrounding areas.
A destructive windstorm hit Netherlands and Northwestern Germany claiming the lives of at least two individuals. Read more here.
The red code has been declared in three provinces as the Netherlands has been struck with its worst summer storm.
KLM and Transavia announced on Thursday that they are exerting maximum effort to find replacement flights for travelers affected by the storm on Wednesday. However, both airlines cannot provide information about the exact number of passengers stranded at Schiphol or those still waiting at the airport.
Meteorologists in the Netherlands increased their warning for Storm Poly, issuing a Code Red weather warning for strong wind gusts that could range from 100 up to 120 kilometers per hour. The alert was intensified to the most severe Code Red weather warning for Noord-Holland, Flevoland, Friesland and the IJsselmeer area at 7:55 a.m. A Code Orange alert was in effect for Zuid-Holland, Groningen, Drenthe, and Overijssel, as well as the area covering the Wadden Islands, for similarly strong wind gusts.