IJmuiden rescue brigade no longer sees the beach due to high dunes

The rescue brigade in IJmuiden can no longer see the beach from its current observation tower. The dunes near the tower are getting a little higher every year, so that the view from the tower is getting less and less. Because the dunes are a protected nature reserve, they cannot be excavated. The organization is therefore calling for a new, higher tower. “We used to be able to see almost as far as Zandvoort when the weather was clear. Now all we…