Flooded crawl spaces and wet cellars in Drenthe due to rain and rising groundwater levels. Ericaan Henriette Pruim and Bert Barelds from Valthermond were busier during Christmas pumping rainwater from the house than dining.
When Henriette wanted to get groceries for Christmas dinner from her cellar, she discovered that the room was far too humid. “A paper towel was completely soaked,” says the Erica resident. “Then we went to look in our crawl space and we found a lot of water there.”
In Valthermond, Bert’s cellar has been flooded for more than a week: “Yesterday I sucked 220 liters of water from the cellar. It comes through the cracks in the cellar. It is our own problem and our own fault, but no one asks for that much.” water. I fill the vacuum cleaner twelve times a day.”