In ancient Roman times, the modern-day city of Utrecht was known as Trajectum ad Rhenum and functioned as a border fort built ...

‘Rain can cause problems in the Netherlands but this is a wake up call which shows rain can form a threat to public safety,’ Alex Hekman, from civil engineers Sweco told the Financieele Dagblad. The ...

Heavy rains caused flooding in parts of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands overnight into Saturday, swamping streets and buildings and sparking evacuations. In the southwestern German state of ...

The low pressure system, which comes after 82mph Storm Bert caused major floods last weekend ... crossing the UK to bring strong winds to the Netherlands - where it is expected to have the ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): All nine Malaysians living in the flood-affected areas of Maastricht and Valkenburg in the Netherlands are reported to be safe, says the Malaysian Embassy in The Hague ...

The Netherlands had more wet days last year and above average precipitation, as Europe registered again record-breaking temperatures, a report by the EU Earth observation programme Copernicus and the ...

Figure 1: Flood safety standards of dykes in The Netherlands. A changing climate and the anticipated rise in sea level will only add to the challenges faced by the aging flood defence system.