This is necessary due to the high water in recent days. Due to storm Pia, the rising groundwater level, lots of rain and meltwater from the Alps, the water in the rivers is rising rapidly. And a high-water wave is coming from Germany in the Rhine. Today that wave has reached Lobith, where the Rhine enters the Netherlands. De Stichtse Rijnlanden Water Board (HDSR) expects that wave to enter our province tomorrow.
Checks at the dike along Lek and Nederrijn, sandbags where necessary
