It's not only the U.S. who is experiencing drought this year, it's also Europe and Africa. Here's a story about how the drought uncovered dozens of sunken Nazi ships in the Danube River. If you don't know what the Danube is, it is the second-longest river in Europe. It flows through much of Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest into the Black Sea. It flows through these countries: Germany, Ukraine, Austria, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia. Here's the story:
Drought exposes dozens of Nazi ships sunk in Danube River
Over 20 explosive-laden warships resurface in eastern Serbia, blocking shipping and posing danger to fishing industry
Times of Israel , 20 August 2022, 7:30 pm
Dozens of German warships sunk during World War II have resurfaced in the Danube River in eastern Serbia amid Europe’s worst drought in years, according to a Friday report.
The Reuters news agency reported that the Danube was at its lowest levels in almost a century. Hundreds of ships belonging to Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet were sunk in the river as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces in 1944, and still hamper traffic when water levels are low.
More than 20 ships have been exposed, still containing ammunition and explosives, along a stretch of the river near Serbia’s river port town of Prahovo, Reuters reported.
CAPTION: A World War II-era German warship is seen in the Danube River in Serbia, August 19, 2022. (Video screenshot: Twitter)
The explosive-laden ships pose a danger to shipping routes and Serbia’s and Romania’s local fishing industry.
According to Reuters, some of the exposed ships have narrowed the navigable section of the river near Prahovo from 180 meters to 100 meters (590 to 330 feet).
“The German flotilla has left behind a big ecological disaster that threatens us, people of Prahovo,” Velimir Trajilovic, 74, a local who wrote a book about the ships, told Reuters.
The news agency said that in March, the Serbian government held a tender to salvage the ships and remove the ammunition and explosives. The cost of the operation was estimated at $30 million, the report said.
Europe has been facing record-high temperatures in recent months, leading to risks of droughts across the region.
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