Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River

Near Opatovac, Croatia,receding water levels have also begun to reveal a shows the wreckage of the Hungarian cargo ship Fulton which sunk in the Danube in 1937 while transporting coal.

The river’s water levels have fallen as extreme heat has afflicted Europe, exposing sunken German vessels from World War II that are impeding navigation.

Households and businesses advised to consume less electricity during ongoing heatwave, to ease pressure on power grid that has been exacerbated by record-low water levels on the River Danube.

It’s a total ship show. Scores of sunken World War II ships — rusty old Nazi battleships among them — have suddenly surfaced in Europe’s Danube River as its water levels plunge to dangerous lows. The underwater treasures, which also include woolly mammoth bones, have emerged while a summer drought and heat wave scorche

The Danube River is at record-low levels throughout Europe, revealing some lost historical items. Meanwhile, Hungary's only nuclear power plant is on the brink of shutdown. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more.

The wrecks of World War II-era German ships have resurfaced along the Danube in Serbia as record-low water levels expose vessels sunk at the end of the war by the retreating Nazi army.

The remains of what’s believed to be an ancient mammoth were discovered Wednesday on the newly exposed riverbed of the Danube in northern Bulgaria, after the river plunged to record lows.

The ships, some still laden with weapons, belonged to Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet

There are believed to be about 200 Nazi ships on the floor of the Danube near Prahovo, Serbia. Ferries, tourist boats, and shipping have also become severely restricted due to the drought.

Drought is adding to strains on a political class in Romania that’s been deadlocked for months over the formation of a new administration.

The waters of the mighty Danube, Europe's second-longest river, have dropped in parts to a record low due to successive heatwaves that have parched the continent since May.

Europe's second-longest river is carrying less water than it has in decades, revealing shipwrecks and shutting down nuclear reactors.

Amidst record-low water levels that have caused governments across Europe to plan for electricity shortages, German ships sunk in the war are resurfacing.

Authorities are trying to keep traffic flowing on the Danube, which flows through 10 nations, as dropping water levels create dangerous conditions.

Several ferries across the Waal and IJssel rivers in Gelderland have been cancelled after the major Dutch rivers dropped to...

The drought in Europe has sent the River Danube to a record low, forcing Hungary to shutter its only nuclear power plant.

Hungary's only nuclear power plant is shutting down for the first time due to record-low water levels on the Danube River

Hungary braces for a full shutdown of the Paks nuclear plant as the Danube River hits record lows  AP News

Water level 8.59 meters below zero at city's iron bridge gauge