Two dead, dozens injured as the Netherlands celebrates 2026 - DutchNews.nl
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The New Year festivities in the Netherlands have left two people dead, dozens with serious injuries and destroyed Amsterdam’s historic Vondelkerk church. Dozens of homes had to be evacuated because of the blaze, which send showers of cinders on to nearby properties. Others were left without power to allow fire officers to tackle the fire in the listed building, which is now used as a cultural centre. Rotterdam’s specialist eye hospital reports an particularly large number of young patients this...

The New Year festivities in the Netherlands have left two people dead, dozens with serious injuries and destroyed Amsterdam’s historic Vondelkerk church.

  • bluesheep@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Fireworks used to be a fun way to have a great party. But as they got harder and louder, and the country got more and more densely populated, the problems also started to pile up.

    I was watching the fireworks this year and really thought, I’m actually gonna miss this. But only the actual pretty visual fireworks. If someone buys cobras (or dumb shit like them) they’re the primary reason all of this got banned, and I hate them for it.

    • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Yeah, this kind of thing sucks. Everyone has to be worse off because a few shitheads can’t contain themselves.