KAUB, Germany — Just after sunrise, Capt. Frank Sep turned to his ship’s radio for the defining news of his day: the water level in Kaub, the shallowest part of the middle section of the Rhine River, ...
The waterway is a critical shipping route for the European continent, but the ongoing heatwave has caused the lowest seasonal water levels since 2007. Reading time 3 minutes Less than a foot of water ...
Water levels on the Rhine River could reach a critically low point in the coming days, German officials said Wednesday, making it increasingly difficult to transport goods — including coal and ...