Danube water levels reach lowest in 30 years, hampering farming and shipping
- Posted on July 20, 2026
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Danube water levels reach lowest in 30 years, hampering farming and shipping
BUCHAREST, July 20 (Reuters) - Water levels of the Danube river in Romania fell to their lowest since 1996 over the weekend, prompting irrigation restrictions for farmers and partially disrupting shipping and tourism along its banks. Waterways across Europe have been affected by prolonged heatwaves and drought this year and the average peak temperature across Western Europe on Monday was forecast
