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A tree actually landed on the overhead line between Sittard and Maastricht, said the freight forwarder Arriva. This caused one train to break down, but after about half an hour there was another train next to it, which enabled the passengers of the broken train to continue their journey. The train has to be towed. Train services between Maastricht and Sittard are temporarily suspended.
There are also problems on other sections of the route. However, according to NS, these were not caused by the strong wind, officially a storm, says Weeronline. For example, due to a switch failure, fewer intercity trains are running on the route between Amsterdam, Utrecht and Den Bosch. The NS assumes that this disruption will be resolved around 7:30 p.m. In addition, due to a switch disruption that is expected to end around 9 a.m., there will be significantly fewer trains to and from Schiphol. And there are no trains running between Heerhugowaard and Schagen due to a level crossing disruption. The problem should be resolved around 8:30 am.
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The ANWB counted around 230 kilometers of traffic jams around 8 a.m. “This is normal around this time on a Wednesday,” says a spokesman. In his opinion, it is not the case that the road is much busier due to the wind. “All in all, things are going well on the road.” He points out that there could still be strong gusts of wind, especially in the northern half of the country. “But there are fewer traffic jams there during the daily rush hour.”
Rijkswaterstaat reported an accident due to strong winds. On Wednesday morning, the wind hit a container on the A73 near Boxmeer, which overturned along with its trailer.
In Vlissingen and IJmuiden there was an average wind force of 9 on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. This is officially a storm, making it the third storm of the year, reports Weeronline. Storm Isha moved through the country earlier this week and on January 2nd we had to deal with Storm Henk. With Storm Pia on December 21st, this is the fourth storm of the winter season.
Not only is there a storm, but also violent gusts of wind. The strongest gust of wind was measured in Vlissingen at 99 kilometers per hour. A wind gust of 97 km/h was measured at Schiphol. Meteorologists speak of an official storm when the average wind speed at at least one KNMI station is force 9 over a full hour.
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Great Britain and Ireland
Storm Jocelyn is also causing trouble in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The storm leads to power outages, flooding and traffic disruptions.
A strong wind warning is also in effect on Wednesday. The storm is also causing problems on the railway lines in the north of the country. Rail company ScotRail reports that all train routes must undergo a safety inspection because there may be trees on the tracks.
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