- BEZDAN, Serbia: The waters on the mighty Danube are so low that some 100 ships carrying goods on the river — one of Europe’s main river routes — are stuck near the Hungarian border.
The lack of rain has triggered a highly unusual drought for this time of year, sounding alarm across the central and eastern European regions.
Power supplies are running low in Serbia, drinking water shortages have been recorded in Bosnia, and crop production is in jeopardy in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.
Officials say Friday it’s the driest November in the Czech Republic since 1775 when records began.