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Record-low Rhine levels halt shipping at Kaub

8/16/2026

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Germany’s inland waterway sector warned that record-low Rhine levels halted shipping at Kaub, stranding vessels.
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre said the Loire, Po, Rhine and Danube hit record-low levels in August 2026.
The UK Environment Agency said 71.3 % of England was in drought, reservoir storage fell to 69 %, and July rain was 6.5 mm, the driest July since 1836.

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Germany’s inland waterway sector warned that record-low Rhine levels halted shipping at Kaub, stranding vessels.
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre said the Loire, Po, Rhine and Danube hit record-low levels in August 2026.
The UK Environment Agency said 71.3 % of England was in drought, reservoir storage fell to 69 %, and July rain was 6.5 mm, the driest July since 1836.