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Florian shows that water can also be our greatest enemy in the new episode of Dry Feet Wet Feet. Approximately 5,000 Rotterdammers (out of a population of approximately 200,000 at the time) died during four cholera epidemics due to polluted water. In the second half of the 19th century, the first canals were constructed. These were the first steps in purifying water. However, our sewage still ended up directly in the Nieuwe Maas until 1970. From around 1970, the water boards were given the important task of collecting and purifying our sewage with sewage treatment plants before it was discharged. Florian sees how this happens underground under the Dokhavenpark in Charlois. Do you want to follow Rotterdam stories? Subscribe (for free) to our channel! Tip the editors! Do you have a Rotterdam story that needs to be told? Get in touch with us. Send an email to: [email protected] Send a WhatsApp to our editorial phone: 06 82 38 48 32 Send us a personal message on our social media channels Also follow us on our other channels: Facebook - http://goo.gl/627HcI Instagram - http://goo.gl/Rskp5P Twitter - http://goo.gl/Uk4qEu Website - https://goo.gl/3NHhjg OPEN Rotterdam, by and for Rotterdammers!