Nederland, Nijkerk, 7 November 2008
During the first week of November a national emergency management exercise, code-named Waterproef (Water Test), is held. Authorities are confronted with several scenarios concerning imminent flooding. Though most parts of the exercise are held on an administrative level only, some of the decisions are worked out in practice, such as reinforcing water defences or evacuating people. Today a rescue demonstration was given by civil rescue workers as well as army and navy units. People were evacuated by boat and helicopter from the roof of flooded houses.
Op de laatste dag van de overstromingsoefenin Waterproef werd een reddingsdemonstratie gegeven door brandweer, reddingsbrigade, landmacht en marine. Vanaf de daken van zogenaamd ondergelopen huizen werden mensen gered per boot en per helicopter.