Why the Rhine drought is bad news for Germany’s recovery
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A severe drought has critically lowered the water levels of the Rhine River in Germany, adversely affecting inland waterway transport of about 5% of the country's goods. This drought poses significant challenges to Germany's economic recovery.
Germany’s inland waterways still move around 5% of the nation’s goods. With the Rhine at a critically low level, DW explores how the drought is hitting the economy where it hurts most.