Record-low Danube River levels threaten shutdown of Hungary's nuclear plant

Three of four units of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant were not in operation and the fourth was operating at about 50%, as ...

Romania rushes to sink 4 barges in the Danube to keep a nuclear power plant’s second reactor running

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania raced on Thursday to sink four barges laden with rock into the Danube River in an attempt ...

Record-low Danube River affects tourism as drought and heat grip Central Europe

A prolonged drought for one of Europe’s largest rivers is setting records for low water levels, disrupting tourism and ...

German WWII shipwrecks resurface in Danube River

History regularly reappears along the Danube River near the Serbian town of Prahovo, but it’s likely never been more visible ...
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Low water levels on the Danube are bringing river cruises to a standstill in Hungary

The record-low water level of the Danube, caused by heat and drought, has brought river cruise ship traffic to a standstill on the Budapest section of the river.

Romania's navy detonates part of Danube river to cool nuclear plant

Romanian naval forces blew up part of the drought-hit Danube river to channel water towards a nuclear plant. The Danube has ...

Hungary faces nuclear plant crisis as Danube river levels remain dangerously low

Hungary’s main nuclear plant has been operating at approximately 10 per cent of its full capacity since late last week ...

Hungary expects Danube to rise but nuclear plant still facing output curbs

BUDAPEST, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Water levels on the Danube river are expected to temporarily rise thanks to rains in Austria, but the situation at the Paks nuclear plant remains "difficult", Hungarian ...

Mammoth remains exposed as drought saps Danube

Remains believed to have been from a mammoth and a ship have been discovered on Danube river beds. Levels on the ...