> Budget cuts mean Berlin to stop heating some outdoor pools this summer / 442V7G2
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Budget cuts mean Berlin to stop heating some outdoor pools this summer / 442V7G2
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Budget cuts are affecting Berlin's public swimming pools, meaning some pools that require fossil fuels for heating will remain cold this summer. By stopping heating certain pools, the town council hopes to save 300,000 euros. Brigitte Pick, a 78-year-old retiree swimming in an unheated pool at 18 degrees Celsius in the Kreuzberg district, calls the decision “an outrage”. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES