(7 Dec 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Hague, Netherlands - 7 December 2024
1. Various of emergency services personnel at blast scene
STORYLINE:
An explosion rocked a neighbourhood in the Dutch capital early Saturday, destroying several apartments and injuring multiple people, according to authorities.
The cause of the disaster in The Hague is unclear. Emergency authorities said four people have been rescued from the rubble and taken to the hospital but could not say how many people may still be under the rubble.
A line of ambulances could be seen waiting nearby in anticipation of more victims. The spokesperson for the local hospital said that they were on standby to deal with injuries.
Residents of the northeastern neighbourhood of Mariahoeve in The Hague heard a huge bang and screams before dawn. One woman told local media that she thought an earthquake had happened.
Dutch authorities deployed a specialised urban search and rescue team to the scene, with four dogs trained to find victims. The team was previously used during the devastating earthquake in Turkey in 2023.
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