A century after town of Berlin banned swimming within the Spree River as a result of it was so polluted it might make folks sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get again into the water.
Round 200 folks jumped into the slow-moving, greenish water Tuesday to indicate that it’s not solely clear sufficient, but additionally a lot of enjoyable to splash and swim within the Mitte neighborhood alongside the world-famous Museum Island.
A gaggle calling itself Fluss Dangerous Berlin, or River Pool Berlin, has been lobbying for years to open the meandering river for swimmers once more.
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