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There is still water:
a man bathes alone in a bay near Cologne.
Large laps would still be possible, but the persistent drought is causing the level of the Rhine to continue to drop.
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Christoph Reichwein / dpa
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2/11
The Rhine is becoming toxic:
nature and the ecosystem in the water are also suffering.
The combination of low water level and high water temperatures has a toxic effect on the ecosystem.
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Christoph Reichwein / dpa
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3/11
Light cargo:
shipping is only possible to a limited extent.
According to the Federal Institute for Hydrology, inland navigation on the river could even come to a standstill, including important transport routes, for example for coal.
This coal ship is only half loaded so it doesn't have too much draft.
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IMAGO/Jochen Tack
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4/11
Lots of green, no blue:
A small pond in Wülfrath in the Niederbergisches Land has dried up completely.
Algae are on the bottom.
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Christoph Reichwein / dpa
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5/11
Last Tree Standing:
A dead tree stands on a dried up field in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Christoph Reichwein / dpa
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6/11
(Not) a picture from the desert:
A dried up fish pond in Reckahn in Brandenburg.
The Plane river normally fills the waters - now it is dry.
Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Eckel
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7/11
No habitat for fish:
Here it is easier to see that the pond is not a desert.
However, a habitat for fish looks different.
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IMAGO/Jochen Eckel
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8/11
Water use prohibited:
The nightlight in Saxony-Anhalt has also dried up.
In June, the district administrator of the Stendal district issued a general decree prohibiting the withdrawal of water from surface waters.
The ban applies until September 30 or until revoked.
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Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert / picture alliance / dpa
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9/11
Drought in the border triangle:
tufts of grass are growing on the otherwise water-covered shore area of Lake Constance.
Photo:
Felix Kästle / picture alliance / dpa
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10/11
Sheep in the dry:
sheep graze near Düsseldorf where the Rhine should actually flow.
Photo: Ben Kilb/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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11/11
More pool than pond:
The Scheuermühlenteich in Cologne.
Photo:
NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images
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