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European river low‑water crisis, compensation dispute

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Latest: Netherlands refuses compensation for businesses hit by low river levels

By early August 2026 the Rhine fell to historic lows – 19 cm at Kaub, zero at Worms and 71 cm at Cologne – with similar drought‑driven reductions on the Danube and Elbe. Shallow water cut barge cargo to about a quarter o