Wildfire breaks out in Limburg, train services halted - DutchNews.nl
Fire crews from several provinces are trying to stop the blaze from crossing the railway line, while NS expects disruptions until 6pm.
- A large wildfire broke out at 11:45 am in the Rosmolen nature reserve at Oostrum in Limburg, with flames spreading rapidly through the treetops.
- The Netherlands is in an official water shortage after weeks without significant rain, prompting The Limburg-Noord safety region to scale up its emergency response.
- Rail operator service between Nijmegen and Venray is halted until 6 pm as crews attempt to prevent the fire from crossing the nearby railway line.
- Large numbers of crews and vehicles are at the scene, with fire brigades from several provinces deployed and The Limburg-Noord safety region asking the public to stay away.
- Last week the fire service called in help from Germany, France and Belgium to tackle wildfires elsewhere in the country, illustrating the region's heightened fire risk.
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In the Netherlands, a fire near Oostrum has destroyed an area of 21 hectares. A campsite with about 300 holidaymakers has been cleared.
The fire department is expected to continue extinguishing the fire in the De Rosmolen nature reserve near Oostrom in the municipality of Venray for at least another six to eight hours. A spokesperson for the safety region describes it as a large-scale fire that is difficult to extinguish and is not yet under control. The Ministry of Defence is deploying three firefighting helicopters.
A "very large fire" is raging in the De Rosmolen nature reserve in Oostrum. The Limburg-North Safety Region reported this on Monday. According to the…
The fire has been raging since 11:45 AM in a nature reserve near Oostrum. The Limburg-North Safety Region is asking people to stay away from the area.
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