Thursday the village De Lutte, part of the municipality of Losser, was already on the national news because the main highway to Germany, the A1, was inundated due to the heavy rainfall. Yesterday the extent of the damage locally in De Lutte became clear as the water hadn't been pumped out completely everywhere, and people were loading trucks with damaged carpets and lawn furniture.Today Losser made the news again, as the river Dinkel, flowing from Germany, flooded well beyond its borders. Fear rose that the highway and railroad might be inundated again, but so far they have remained dry.
A local on the scene explained that in the German town Gronau, where the Dinkel runs through the center of town, the shops had lost their customers after gaining 40 cm of water inside. Thus it was decided to open the sluices of the river Dinkel, letting the water out to the Netherlands. The Dinkel flows to the East of the town Losser, affecting mainly farmland, natural areas and farms.
The national news reports that roads are closed off and the fire department has even set up two points where sandbags are handed out. You can read the full Dutch article here.
More pictures of De Lutte after the rain:
More pictures of the Dinkel in Losser:
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