According to monitoring data from the Hungarian Water Authority, on the 8th local time, the water level in the Budapest section of the Danube fell sharply to a new historical low of 1 centimeter. Low water levels seriously affect Danube shipping, and items in the riverbed also pose a direct threat to water traffic. The only nuclear power plant in Hungary, the Pockes Nuclear Power Plant, also faced the risk of being shut down at one point due to low water levels. Water experts attribute the low water level to the extreme dry weather in the Danube River basin.

According to monitoring data from the Hungarian Water Authority, on the 8th local time, the water level in the Budapest section of the Danube fell sharply to a new historical low of 1 centimeter. Low water levels seriously affect Danube shipping, and items in the riverbed also pose a direct threat to water traffic. The only nuclear power plant in Hungary, the Pockes Nuclear Power Plant, also faced the risk of being shut down at one point due to low water levels. Water experts attribute the low water level to the extreme dry weather in the Danube River basin.