Port of Antwerp-Bruges installs temporary pumps to maintain water levels amidst drought
With an ongoing drought in Flanders, De Vlaamse Waterweg (The Flemish Waterway) and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges have decided to install four temporary pumps at the Berendrecht lock.
These will pump additional water across from the Scheldt to the docks if necessary.
Together, the pumps can pump 4 cubic m of Scheldt water into the docks per second, which equates to one Olympic swimming pool every 11 minutes.
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