Power Failure Disrupts Transport Across North Holland

A major power failure caused widespread travel disruption across North Holland on March 27. Areas affected included Amsterdam, Schiphol airport, Haarlem, Almere and the Gooi region near Hilversum, according to Dutch News. RTV Noord-Holland reported that the outage was caused by a defect in a high-voltage power station in Diemen. Footage here shows delays at Amsterdam Central train station, and stalled trams outside. Credit: YouTube/Huey-dean van Eerde