China News Service, August 19. According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the 19th, continuous high temperature and little rain have caused severe droughts in several European countries.
The Hunger Stone is back in sight as some rivers drop.
Data map: On August 17, 2022 local time, Rheindorf, Germany, the "Hunger Stone" on the shore.
The persistent high temperature has caused severe droughts in many European countries, and the water levels of many rivers have dropped to record lows or even dried up.
Many "Hunger Stones" appear in dry riverbeds.
According to reports, these "hunger stones" are actually some riverbed rocks, which often appear only when the water level is extremely low, and are engraved with warning messages left by previous people.
Among them, a stone found in the Elbe Valley reads: "If you see me, cry."
Recently, Europe has been hit by heat waves and droughts, with temperatures hitting record highs in many places and significantly less rainfall than in previous years.
Recent data from the European Drought Observatory website shows that about 63% of the EU and the UK have issued drought warnings or warnings.
Data map: Villarta de los Montes, Spain, the local reservoir is severely dry, and sheep graze along the dry riverbed of the Guadiana River. Looking around, they think it is a desert.
In Germany, too low water levels on the Rhine have forced shipping companies to reduce cargo sailings.
Flows in major rivers in England and Italy are also declining.
Although the low water level in the Italian city of Mantova did not allow the "Hunger Stone" to appear, a 450-kilogram bomb left in the river during World War II was "revealed" on the Po River's bed.
In addition, France and Spain have had to start restricting water in recent weeks.
Authorities have also been forced to cut off water supplies in parts of both countries.