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- Follow the forecast and warningsIn the Netherlands via the KNMI app or knmi.nl, elsewhere via your national weather service
- Secure or bring in loose itemsSuch as garden furniture and wheelie bins
- Close windows, doors and shuttersEspecially on the side facing the wind
- Park your car in a safe placeAs far as possible out of the wind and away from trees and fences
- Have an emergency kit readyPut it together before the storm
- Sheltered place for animalsWith food and water for 72 hours
- Stay indoors during a code redOnly go outside if it is really necessary
- If you must go out: take suppliesFood, drink, a blanket, extra clothes and a phone with charger; tell others where you are going and which route you take
- Report storm damage that is not urgentIn the Netherlands, call the fire brigade on 0900-0904; if life is in danger, call 112
- Report damage to your insurer only after the stormNot while the extreme weather is still going on
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