The rescue team working to save a stranded humpback whale named Timmy on the North German coast is reporting extreme fatigue after days of minimal sleep. Despite being exhausted and desperate, co-founder Walter Gunz stated that the team will continue their efforts to rescue the animal.
Severe thunderstorms are moving across the Netherlands, leading to the issuance of a code orange weather warning for several provinces including Utrecht, South Holland, and Brabant. The warning for heavy rain and lightning is expected to remain in effect until late in the evening.
Residents of Haarlem used water pistols, hoses, and showerheads to cool down 5,000 participants during a record-breaking hot edition of the Grachtenloop running event. Organizers set up extra drinking stations and called on locals to help runners manage the extreme heat as they navigated the city center course.
A motorcyclist was injured on Friday evening following a collision with a car at the intersection of Leeuwerikenlaan and Zandvoorterweg in Aerdenhout. The victim was subsequently transported to the hospital for medical treatment.
A cyclist was injured and transported to the hospital following a collision with a car on Friday evening in Heemskerk. The accident took place at a roundabout on the Hoflaan.
Two trains collided near Bedford, north of London, on Tuesday, with British transport police responding to the scene. Initial reports and witness accounts suggest that several passengers may have sustained serious injuries in the accident.