Four years ago, summer floods in Limburg—in the south of the Netherlands—drastically altered the riverbed of the Meuse, ...

The water levels in the Rhine, which flows through sections of Germany and the Netherlands, caused severe flooding. The situation is expected to worsen by Thursday.

Heavy showers and unseasonably cool summer temperatures are affecting much of the Netherlands on Monday, with local flooding reported in several northern provinces. From Wednesday, however, the ...

Netherlands and Germany erect flood barriers ADVERTISEMENT High water levels in the Rhine and its tributaries have led to flooding this week in Germany and the Netherlands amid a spell of wet weather.

NETHERLANDS’ FLOOD DEFENCE SYSTEM. Among the innovations used in the Netherlands is the Maeslant storm surge barrier located near the Port of Rotterdam, which has been guarding the southern ...