Sixth emergency pump to Kockengen: homes still under water – Parool.nl

Sixth emergency pump to Kockengen: homes still under water – Parool.nl

30-07-14 11:17 PM – Source: Reuters

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Boys running through a flooded street in Kockengen. © Reuters

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Hoogheemraadschap Stichtse Rijnlanden switches today a sixth emergency pump to the village Kockengen dry to be pumped. In that village streets and houses are still under water after heavy storms yesterday. The board hopes that Kockengen the extra pump and other measures at the end of the day have dry feet, a spokeswoman said.

Kockengen lies at the lowest point of the polders between

Maarssenbroek and Amsterdam. If it rains all the water runs to the village. Monday there once was, according to the spokeswoman added that Amsterdam had to contend with major flooding and also a lot of excess water towards the polders is pumped. From that direction