News Hour: record, thunderstorm, Vinted, malfunction and buses (Sunday, June 28)

Marrit Steenbergen improved the world record on Saturday in Rome. She swam the 100-meter freestyle in 51.68 seconds. With that, the Dutchwoman was three hundredths faster than Sarah Sjöström in 2017.

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) issued an orange alert for all of the Netherlands on Saturday. That warning was initially only for four provinces, due to severe thunderstorms. Later it became cooler on the coast and several western provinces received a yellow alert.

The French Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating reports of possible child trafficking on Vinted. On social media, people shared images of suspicious advertisements with high prices. Vinted denies the accusations, and the German police found no evidence.

The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) experienced a nationwide technical malfunction on Saturday after work on a fiber optic cable. As a result, there were problems with bridges, locks, tunnels, and red X traffic signals. Also, not all highway images were received, but it was resolved around 9:00 p.m.

Hermes' bus service was largely at a standstill on Saturday evening in Southeast Brabant. Due to the heat, a charging system for electric buses was not working properly. As a result, almost no buses ran, but line 401 to Eindhoven Airport continued operating.