The Danube, which is Europe's second-longest river, stretches from the Black Forest in southwestern Germany to the Black Sea in eastern Romania. Its water levels reached one of their lowest points in almost a century this year, and recently fell five feet in three weeks' time at a stretch near Budapest, the reported. The area's leading water company warned that the sudden drop could threaten its supply of drinking water, according to the AP.
Wreckage of a World War Two German warship is seen in the Danube in Prahovo, Serbia, on Aug. 18, 2022.About 380 miles south of Hungary's capital city, receding water along the Danube near Prahovo, Servia, revealed the hulks of more than 20 vessels once operated by Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet, which traveled through the waterway while retreating from Soviet forces toward the end of the war.
Many of the sunken ships — including those that just resurfaced near Prahovo — still contain ammunition and explosives, the news agency reported, adding that some of the newly exposed hulks have narrowed usable stretches of the Danube by around 200 feet. Wreckage of a World War II German warship is seen in the Danube in Prahovo, Serbia, on Aug. 18, 2022."The German flotilla has left behind a big ecological disaster that threatens us, people of Prahovo," Velimir Trajilovic, 74, a resident of the Serbian port city, told Reuters.FEDJA GRULOVIC / REUTERS
Persistent droughts across Europe and North America, which scientists attribute to ongoing climate change, have sparked a range of concerns about the health and safety of communities that rely on water sources that are now rapidly depleting. Receding water has also led to a number of discoveries. In Italy, an
Entertainment Entertainment Latest News, Entertainment Entertainment Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: usweekly - 🏆 390. / 55 Read more »
The history of polio and the vaccines that nearly eradicated itThese archive photos and videos show the impact of the disease and the relief vaccinations brought.
Source: washingtonpost - 🏆 95. / 72 Read more »
Source: TMZ - 🏆 379. / 59 Read more »
Source: TMZ - 🏆 379. / 59 Read more »