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In pictures: Drought exposes Word War II ships, strands boats as Europe’s river levels plunge

In pictures: Drought exposes Word War II ships, strands boats as Europe’s river levels plungeWorldPing

Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low due to drought and extreme heat over the summer that the hulls of dozens of German warships from World War II are emerging into view and the remains of an ancient mam…

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