Low Water on Europe’s Rivers: Cruise Passengers Stranded as Danube, Rhine Shrink
The Danube River has plummeted in recent days, leaving water levels hovering near record lows, cruise ships docked, and passengers on shore.
Some 600,000 passengers sail Europe’s second-largest river every year.
Stretching from Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea in Romania, the river is a vital continental artery and an increasingly important source of tourists for the ten countries it passes through.
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