REPORTING. "I Have to Reduce the Quantity of Goods" : Navigators Adapt to the Drying of the Rhine
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The exceptionally hot summer has hit Germany's waterways hard. The whole system is underfunded, warn Anlieger-Bundesländer. Before the regional conference Rhine they demand reforms.
In August, the level of the Rhine was historically low because of the drought, and not everything came back to normal in September for river transport.
The collapse of the river level forces goods to be transported to the train and road while Germany faces a railway network stressed by the works and lack of capacity.
In August, the Rhine's water level dropped to a record low due to drought. Despite recent rains, river traffic had not returned to normal by early September.
The Rhine has never had as little water as this summer since the beginning of the records. In Koblenz, experts and Rhine residents will discuss consequences on Thursday.
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