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- Hungary's Food Economy Ministry reported 1,588 hectares of fish ponds dried out, killing 280 metric tons of fish.
- Hungary's meteorological service said about 99% of land faces severe or extreme drought.
- Slovenian firefighters pumped 8 million liters into Lake Pristava to avert fish suffocation.
- Fish industry losses across the region are estimated in the millions of euros and dollars.
