2026 European heatwave and waterway disruption
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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· Development
Heatwave drains Europe's key rivers, crippling industry from Rhine to Danube
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· date approximate · Background
The Danube river reached a previous record-low gauge reading in 2018.
The Danube river in Budapest, Hungary, recorded a reading of 23 cm at one point, which was noted as being 10 cm above the previous record-low gauge reading of 2018.