Europe in grip of severe drought
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A goose looks for water in the dried bed of Lake Velence in Velence, Hungary, Thursday, Aug. 11. An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and threatening aquatic species. Water levels are falling on major rivers such as the Danube, the Rhine and the Po.2/18
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A cargo ship sails on the river Rhine between Cologne and Duesseldorf in Germany, Friday, Aug. 12. The persistent drought makes the level of the Rhine fall further and further, navigation is only possible to a limited extent. The river levels continue to fall and bring a burden on shipping and nature.3/18
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A view of the peninsula of Sirmione, on Garda lake, Italy, Friday, Aug. 12. Lake Garda water level has dropped critically following severe drought resulting in rocks to emerge around the Sirmione Peninsula.4/18
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A dead fish skeleton laying on the cracking earth of a dry lake bed near the village of Conoplja, 150 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 9. An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and threatening aquatic species. Water levels are falling on major rivers such as the Danube, the Rhine and the Po.5/18
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People take a stroll on the river bed of the Waal as water levels dropped because of drought in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Tuesday, Aug. 9. In parts of the country a ban on daytime irrigation of agricultural land has been issued because of extreme drought.6/18
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Dead fish lay on the dried-up bed of the river Tille in Lux, France, Tuesday Aug. 9. Burgundy, home to the source of the Seine River which runs through Paris, normally is a very green region. This year, grass turned yellow, depriving livestock from fresh food, and tractors send giant clouds of dust in the air as farmers work in their dry fields.7/18
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Boats lie on the dried riverbed at a tourist dock along the Po river in Sermide, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 11. The river Po runs 652 kilometers (405 miles) from the northwestern city of Turin to Venice.8/18
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A boat laying on a dry bank of river Danube after a long time of drought near the village of Cortanovci, 50 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 9.9/18
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A sunbather stands in front of the receding water line of the Verdon Gorge, southern France, Tuesday, Aug. 9. France was in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the year Monday as the country faces what the government warned is its worst drought on record.10/18
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A view the dried-up river Tille in Lux, France, Tuesday Aug. 9.11/18
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A motorcycle drives through the lavender fields of Valensole during a hot day in southern France, Tuesday, Aug. 9. France was in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the year Monday as the country faces what the government warned is its worst drought on record.12/18
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Wilted sunflowers in a field near the village of Conoplja, 150 kilometers north-west of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 9.13/18
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A tractor throws up a cloud of dust as it works in a sun-dried field in Til-Chatel, France, Tuesday Aug. 9.14/18
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Dry and sun burnt grass spreads in Greenwich Park with the backdrop of Queens House and the high risers of Canary Wharf in London, Tuesday, Aug. 9.15/18
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People take photos on the southern tip of Margaret Island, which can be seen due to low water level of the River Danube. in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 9.16/18
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The river Rhine is pictured with low water in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 10.17/18
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Horses graze next to a tree that fell years ago on the dried out meadow of a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 11.18/18
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Cows eat whatever green vegetation remains in a sun-dried field in Moloy, Burgundy region, France Wednesday Aug. 10.
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