Germany’s Rhine River may ‘split in two’ as new heatwave roasts Europe

The next phase of the blistering summer is here, with warnings of more deaths, record high temperatures, drying rivers, drought and nuclear power problems.

The next phase of the blistering summer is here, with warnings of more deaths, record high temperatures, drying rivers, drought and nuclear power problems.

Germany’s inland waterways still move around 5% of the nation's goods. With the Rhine at a critically low level, DW explores how the drought is hitting the economy where it hurts most.

Forecasts are for temperatures in the mid-30s and up to 40 deg C across the continent.

Water levels across Europe have plunged to record lows due to the ongoing drought, exposing a host of long-hidden relics; here is a selection.

The water flow through the Rijn River at Lobith has reached a new low.

Low water levels risk halting cargo traffic on a key stretch of the Rhine this week, effectively splitting the critical waterway into two separate zones, the federal association of German inland shipping (BDB) said.

The heatwave gripping Britain and the rest of Europe has turned up a number of incredible historical finds - including a Nazi motorbike, mammoth tusks and long-lost gardens

MANILA, Philippines — A second alarm was raised over the Marikina River on Sunday morning, after continuous heavy rains brought the water level to 16 meters above sea level. The Marikina local government unit (LGU) recorded the water level at 10:56 a.m. as the rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” persi

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.