Berlin’s BER airport: Coliform bacteria found in drinking water
By DW
06 November 2021 |
11:49 am
The German capital's BER airport was almost nine years behind schedule and way over budget when it finally opened for business a year ago. Now, the scandal-hit site has a new problem: dirty water.
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