Unusually long period of a heat and a drought, especially to northern and east Germany, led to record falling of a water level in the rivers. About it reports website "Deutsche Welle", transfers Day.Az with reference to Today .
the Water level in a key point Frankfurt-1 fell in the Oder River to 93 centimeters on Wednesday, August 15. At the end of July level made 110 centimeters.
It is the lowest indicator since the beginning of conducting similar supervision more than an eyelid ago. Without rains it is possible to expect that the water level in Oder will fall on 2 centimeters a day.
Within several weeks to Germany are costed by hot weather and a drought. Last week a little that changed rare thunder-storms and rains for Oder and some other the rivers.
Honor all stations which control a water level on the Danube Rivers, Elba, Main, Moselle and Rhine, reported about lower levels, than usually, in August. Two stations on Elba reported that level falls to marks which the last time fixed in 1934 and 1947.
the Water level did not fall in Rhine yet to record half-meter which were recorded in 2003, but is close to it is now in the river of only 58 cm at Worms and 55 centimeters in Emmerich.
Lack of a rain since May and high temperatures concerned crops in the North and the country East. The federal land Free State of Saxony already declared damage in 308 million euros.
the German farmers over all country invited about the help in the sum of 1 billion euros. The Minister of Agriculture Klekner Julia has to make the decision on assignment next week. According to forecasts, the grain yield this year to Germany will be the lowest for 24 years.