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Administration calls for watering street trees
Street trees suffer particularly during dry and hot spells in the summer. The Senate Department for the Environment is therefore appealing to Berliners. more
"The many recent swimming accidents show again and again: learning to swim is vital," said Thomas Härtel, President of the Landessportbund Berlin, on Wednesday. The swimming offer is free of charge. Overall, fewer pupils received the Seepferdchen, bronze or silver badge during the summer holidays than in the previous year. For the Seepferdchen, children must be able to jump from the edge of the pool and swim 25 metres, and they must also be able to dive for an object in shoulder-deep water.