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A brief but intense hailstorm caused extensive damage on Saturday afternoon at Camping De Bonte Kraai in Raamsdonk. Around 5:15 PM, the storm swept over the site, turning it into a white landscape in less than 15 minutes. Hailstones up to 2 centimeters in diameter pierced caravan roofs and awnings, leaving almost no tent standing. According to RTL Nieuws, the hail was accompanied by wind gusts of up to 60 km/h, and a yellow weather warning was in effect nationwide due to severe thunderstorms.

Eva, 30, from Delft, Netherlands, designed and built a 15 sq m tiny house as her civil engineering graduation project. Construction took one year using recycled materials. The house includes a toilet, shower and bathtub, but the washing machine is shared. Eva says the compact space requires planning but does not feel cramped.

ACB Campers in Almere reported that fraudsters created a fake version of their raffle website for a campervan worth €100,000. Proceeds were intended for an Amsterdam children's hospital to build a wheelchair-accessible playground. Police quickly took down the fraudulent site; no victims have been identified.

On the evening of June 8 in Lunteren (Netherlands), a heavy rainstorm brought down a large branch onto a private property. It partially damaged a shed and a nearby caravan. Firefighters cut and removed the branch; damage was minor and no injuries were reported.

Pierre Peters, a homeless man living in a camper at De Rusheuvel in Oss, left after his dog killed another dog. He had previously been unable to leave due to an engine failure.

On Sunday morning in Tolkamer, Netherlands, a camper van missed the dike ramp, crashed into the barrier, and overturned. The driver was hospitalized, and the vehicle was completely destroyed.