Storm Austen brought down trees that damaged graves at a cemetery in Maastricht, according to De Telegraaf. The outlet reported the damage at the historic burial ground in a live blog on Friday, 23 October 2026.
The same reporting round-up, carried by De Gelderlander, noted the harm to the historic cemetery alongside other storm incidents across the country. L1 Nieuws reported that a tree fell onto cars in a Maastricht park, causing considerable damage.
Elsewhere, De Gelderlander reported that a fallen tree blocked a street in Bergharen and that a tree landed on the roof of a moving car in Wageningen. Brabants Dagblad described a tree coming down on the roof of the home of an 83-year-old man, Johan, who said he first thought the noise was thunder, and noted that concerns about the neighbouring trees had existed for years. Omroep Brabant reported that a large branch struck a farmhouse in Volkel, leaving a hole in the roof.
The reports, drawn from live coverage of the storm, describe scattered damage rather than a single incident. No casualty figures or damage estimates were included in the material available.
What to watch next: further updates from the regional outlets' live blogs as cleanup gets under way and the extent of the cemetery damage is assessed.
