Dry, hot summers are putting Dutch dikes at risk and threatening German river trade
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Houseboats sit in low water on the Waal river in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Thursday, July 30, 2026, due to drought conditions. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)A barge passes under a bride on the Lek river near Beusichem, Netherlands, Thursday, July 30, 2026, due to drought conditions. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)Peter van Duijvendijk, flood defense manager, poses near a dike in Waddinxveen, Netherlands, Thursday, July 30, 2026, during drought conditions. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)Houseboat owners pull up water for plants from the Waal river in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Thursday, July 30, 2026, during drought conditions. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)People walk across a footbridge over a dry river bed near Beusichem, Netherlands, Thursday, July 30, 2026, during drought conditions. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
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Houseboats sit in low water on the Waal river in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Thursday, July 30, 2026, due to drought conditions. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
