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An investigation into the cause of the collapse is being conducted by the Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie , [15] and no work on the bridge will resume for at least a week pending the investigation. [ 16 ] [ 8 ] Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte , expressed condolences, describing the accident as "tragic" and extending wishes for ...
The German invasion of the Netherlands (Dutch: Duitse aanval op Nederland), otherwise known as the Battle of the Netherlands (Dutch: Slag om Nederland), was a military campaign, part of Case Yellow (German: Fall Gelb), the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) and France during World War II.
A bunker of the Peel-Raam Line, built in 1939. The Dutch colonies such as the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) caused the Netherlands to be one of the top five oil producers in the world at the time and to have the world's largest aircraft factory in the Interbellum (Fokker), which aided the neutrality of the Netherlands and the success of its arms dealings in the First World War.
At 03:25 CEST (01:25 UTC), [1] a freight train, operated by DB Cargo and hauled by DBAG Class 189 locomotive number 189 054, [2] collided with a road–rail crane that was obstructing the line at Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands, [3] which connects Leiden Centraal with Den Haag Centraal and Den Haag Hollands Spoor, all located on the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway. [4]
The span collapsed, sending the truck and an automobile following it 25 feet into the Cuyahoga River, killing one. The bridge was rebuilt and in service until 2008 when it was struck and damaged ...
The collapse destroyed the tower, KLTV's analog and digital antennas, KLTV's digital transmitter, and FM station KVNE's antenna. The analog transmitter was undamaged, and within a few days was moved to KLTV's backup tower in east Tyler. The collapse occurred the day after Raycom Media officially took ownership of the station. WALB-TV Mast ...
After having been dominant for centuries, the French-speaking elite in the Southern Netherlands now felt like second-class citizens. In the Catholic South, [ 102 ] William's policies were unpopular. The French-speaking Walloons strenuously rejected his attempt to make Dutch the universal language of government, while the population of Flanders ...
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