Father Rhine - the water levels are dropping again!
The Rhine, a lifeline for Germany and large parts of Europe, already has such a low water level at the beginning of this summer that inland waterway traffic is being restricted. The water level at the narrows in Kaub/Rhineland-Palatinate at Rhine kilometre 546 was 1.43 metres last week and is expected to drop by a further 16 centimetres this week, according to ELWIS, the electronic waterway information service of the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV). Shallow water This is well below the seasonal norm, although a far cry from the low point in August last year, when the water level fell to 30 centimetres and shipping was largely suspended. Lifeline Rhine All tankers...
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