Drought disrupts Rhine shipping route: Low water levels threaten Europe's supply chains
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The Rhine River is one of the world's busiest inland waterways. But drought in Europe has made a crucial bottleneck impassable for cargo ships. That's causing serious supply problems—and driving up prices. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Kaub in Germany. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Rhine #Germany #Drought #Europe #ClimateChange #Shipping #SupplyChains #RhineRiver #EuropeanEconomy #WaterLevels #CargoShipping #GermanyNews #EuropeNews #AlJazeeraEnglish
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