# High water floods Vlaardingen quay overnight

> The Hollandsche IJsselkering storm surge barrier closed on Sunday evening, and the quay at the Koningin Wilhelminahaven in Vlaardingen flooded during the night.

News · published 2026-10-26 07:50 · https://nlnow.nl/a/high-water-floods-quay-in-vlaardingen-overnight/

High water put the quay on the Koningin Wilhelminahaven Noordzijde in Vlaardingen under water overnight, and roads on the quay flooded. In places the water was about 40 centimetres deep, according to news photographers.

The Hollandsche IJsselkering, a storm surge barrier near Krimpen aan den IJssel, closed at around 21:00 on Sunday evening to protect the hinterland from high water. It is the first closure of this storm season, according to Rijkswaterstaat.

## Background

- **Rijkswaterstaat**: The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management is the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. It builds, maintains and manages the national main road and motorway network, the main waterways, and the national water defences, including storm surge barriers such as the Hollandsche IJsselkering. Its decisions to close these barriers during high water or storms are what protect the land behind them.

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