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Rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany but most of the river remains too shallow for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders said on Wednesday, following a bout of dry ...
A spokesperson for the transport ministry told a government news conference on Wednesday that "we do expect an intensification of the low water level" on the Rhine, but could not say if or when ...
The highest level of flood warning, at level four, was placed on the districts from Regensburg to Straubing. [15] In the meantime, heavy rainfall in Switzerland led to rising water levels in rivers and lakes, including the Sitter river at Goldach, Lake Constance, the High Rhine, and caused overflow at the Untersee and Lake Lauerz. [16]
On 11 June, a flood warning of danger level 5 was issued for the Untersee, making it the highest of all danger levels (very high danger). [5] On 13 June, the flood levels at Upper Lake and Lower Lake of Lake Constance were each at level 4; after a temporary easing, the water levels rose again during the storm on 21 June 2024.
The historic center of Passau, where the Danube, Inn and Ilz converge, was underwater on 1 June 2013, [19] with the water levels reaching 12.85 m (42.2 ft), overflowing the highest recorded historic flood level. [33] [34] After a dike failed near the town of Deggendorf, water levels rose to a record-breaking eight metres (26 ft). The town ...
The four line gauges of the station (two short ones, for lower water levels, are located in the ditch) The gauge is located at Rhine-kilometre 546.3 on the right side of the river (slightly downriver from Pfalzgrafenstein Castle), near the center of Kaub and adjacent to the Kaub ferry, signal mast and the former pilot station.
A powerful storm that battered a large swath of the eastern US, knocking out power across several states and leading to multiple rescues, is delivering its final blow to the Northeast Wednesday.
Several rivers reached their highest water level to date, including the Kyll, which rose from an average level of 1 metre (3.3 ft) to 7.85 metres (25.8 ft). [58] On 15 July, Thalys train services to Germany were suspended, [59] and Deutsche Bahn stated that many rail services in North Rhine-Westphalia were also cancelled. [60]