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Germany's shipping and logistics companies will suspend most freighter trips on the Rhine for safety reasons. This interruption is due to the drop in the water level.
Since no significant rainfall is expected in the coming days, it is predicted that from the weekend the water level of the Rhine will drop below 40 cm, making it impossible for transport ships to sail safely.
Hungary - critical level of the Danube River
In recent weeks, the amount of water in the Danube River in Hungary has also been falling to critical levels, while parts of Lake Velence, southwest of Budapest, dried up completely this week.
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Hungary, Barnabas Virag, warned that the prolonged period of drought, coupled with the impact of the war in Ukraine on grain and food supplies, could cause food prices to rise in the coming months and worsen the trend for inflation with which the country is facing.
Very dry weather in Great Britain and France
Great Britain is also experiencing the driest weather for more than a century. The National Weather Service declared July to be the driest month for England since 1935, with an average rainfall of 23.1 millimetres. Due to the drought, the River Thames is also experiencing an unprecedented shortage of water.
And in the southwestern region of Burgundy, France, the river Tille in the village of Lux dried up completely. Thousands of dead fish appeared on the river bed.
Due to the drought, France has been forced to impose various restrictions on water use throughout the country.
Crop warnings
Dry weather combined with inflation and the conflict in Ukraine are also worsening the plight of farmers in Western Europe.
The president of the German Farmers Association, Joachim Rukwied, recently warned that if there is no rain soon, this year's harvest could be severely affected by the heat wave.
"At the moment we are fighting on many fronts," Rukwied told the German news agency dpa. "Fertilizer prices are four times higher than a year ago. Energy prices are twice as high. Animal feed prices have increased." and added that "if it doesn't rain soon, then we fear that crop yields could be reduced by up to 30% or 40%./ DW