European countries on brink of energy emergency amid record-low water and heatwaves

Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output Europe live – latest updates Romanian naval forces carried out a controlled explosion to help redirect vital cooling water from the drought-hit Danube to the country’s…

Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output.

Countries across Europe are on the brink of an energy emergency as the River Danube falls to record-low water levels - with Romania carrying out underwater detonations to improve water flow.