Rhine River Water Level May Drop This Week, Hampering Shipments
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Water levels on the Rhine River, which have dropped to the lowest in 18 months, may fall further this week, potentially hampering shipments of products from gasoline to grain, according to a German government agency.
“There’s not a lot of water coming from upstream,” said Ulrich Nowotsch, an official from the Wasserschutzpolizei, which patrols German waterways. “Water levels are expected to drop in the next three or four days in Duisburg, Koblenz, Mainz,” he said from Duisburg, Germany.