Why is the Rhine river closing?

Water levels at a chokepoint on the Rhine have fallen to a seasonal low, hampering shipments of diesel inland from Europe's oil-trading hub. Europe's busiest commercial waterway is being closely watched after dryness last summer left it effectively unnavigable.



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