www.theguardian.com Low water levels mean Rhine is days from being shut for cargo Businesses along the river say they are on verge of having to shut production
Impacts www.nytimes.com The Rhine, a lifeline of Germany, is crippled by drought One of the worst dry spells on record has left parts of the river at record-low levels, forcing freighters to reduce their cargo or just stop plying the river.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
