amsterdam airport schiphol to city center

Traffic authorities also advised motorists to avoid driving, if possible.Īmsterdam Airport Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs, said on its website that it expected “very limited air traffic will be possible” into the afternoon, leading to cancellations and delays for incoming and departing flights. Amsterdam municipality closed parks as the storm hit the Dutch capital.Įmergency services in North Holland province, which includes the capital Amsterdam, sent a push alert to mobile phones urging people to stay indoors as the storm passed. Videos showed trees scattered across highways, toppled on a row of houses in Haarlem and uprooted onto a tram in The Hague. Police initially identified the victim as a man. Police said a pedestrian died in Rhede, a municipality near the Netherlands border, after a tree fell on her.

Strong gusts of wind also hit some areas of northwestern Germany.

In Amsterdam, a tree fell on a houseboat moored in one of the city's historic canals. The alert level was scaled back early in the afternoon as the storm headed northeast and weakened.ĭutch media showed pictures of uprooted trees and wind-blown debris littering streets in Amsterdam, The Hague and the city of Haarlem as the storm barreled through during the normally busy morning rush hour.Ī woman was killed in Haarlem when a tree fell on a car, police spokesperson Nina Moers said.

Amsterdam airport schiphol to city center