Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has suspended all flights and the Dutch national rail service halted all trains as a powerful storm lashes the Netherlands, toppling trees and causing traffic chaos. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has suspended all flights and the Dutch national rail service halted all trains as a powerful storm lashes the Netherlands, toppling trees and causing traffic chaos. — Schiphol (@Schiphol) January 18, 2018 Flag carrier KLM already had scrapped more than 200 flights before the storm. The national weather service said it recorded wind gusts of up to 140 kph (87 mph) in the southern port of Hook of Holland as the storm passed over the Dutch coast. Before halting all trains, the Dutch rail service reported numerous incidents including a collision between a train and a trampoline.

Source: Irish Independent January 18, 2018 11:12 UTC