More help by extreme weather

- The extreme weather conditions in the past year, made for the first time since 2006 that there was another increase in the number of requests for help from victims after disasters such as fires, explosions and floods.

According to figures from the Salvage Foundation, which provides assistance to victims on behalf of the insurers.,, The fierce thunderstorms, wet summers, sunny autumn months and mild winters, which may result from climate change affect our services, 'said a spokesman.

Salvage in 2015 was 4 332 times called upon to provide assistance in an emergency. There were almost two hundred more than the previous year.,, Last year there were several major incidents, with many victims, which was appealed to us, 'says the spokesman.

Examples are the fire in residential The walnut in Nijmegen, the gas explosion in an apartment in Heerlen, the accident involving the construction cranes in Alphen aan den Rijn, the flooded car park under a housing complex in Nijmegen and the huge fire in the center of Purmerend.

Figures from Salvage shows that 70% of fires started in a rented building. Compared to the number of inhabitants in a safety region were the most fire reports from South Limburg and the least from Hollands Midden. Fires occur every day of the week for about the same amount, but most on Friday. Most fires occur in the early evening and the least in the early morning.

Aid workers Salvage ensure that victims are accommodated elsewhere if they can not rely on family or friends. They also take measures so that no further damage worsens.

,, We stabilize the situation. This means that when a serious contamination is boarded up the building, 'the spokesman explained.,, In less severe damage, we ensure that the smell disappears, which is vented or extinguishing removed. Valuables we bring the way to a storage so that it can be later cleaned. '