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BBC OS: 2022/12/16 16:06 GMT: Berlin aquarium explosion

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Berlin aquarium explosion

2022/12/16 16:06 GMT

2022/12/16 16:06 GMT: Berlin aquarium explosion

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The "AquaDom" contained about 1,500 tropcial fish

The "AquaDom" contained about 1,500 tropical fish.

A giant aquarium containing a million litres of water in the lobby of Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets. The vast majority of the fish died. We speak to two hotel guests who witnessed the explosion.

We ask South Africans what they think about President Ramaphosa who – after escaping an impeachment inquiry in parliament – now hopes to be re-elected as party leader in the national conference of the governing ANC. 

And we continue our week covering workers across the world on strike. Today we hear from a train conductor and a track maintenance worker in the US.

Ahead of Sunday’s final between Argentina and France, the president of football's governing body, FIFA, Gianni Infantino says the Qatar tournament has been "the best World Cup ever".  We ask our correspondent Shaimaa Khalil in Doha what the fans have been telling her.

(Photo: A fire fighter checks the damaged entrance of a hotel after a burst and leak of the AquaDom aquarium in Berlin, Germany, 16 December 2022. Credit: FILIP SINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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