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

• In Germany, fishing boats have been stuck near the banks of the Rhine, and sections of France's Loire riverbed are partially dry.
• Issued on: 07/08/2026 - 12:51 2 min Reading time By: A man walks on a sandbank near wreckage of a German WWII warship which was exposed due to drought impact