Houseboats are seen lying on the muddy bottom of the Waal river. Due to the ongoing drought, the Netherlands officially has a water shortage, the government announced. The scarce water will be distributed according to the legal agreements so that dikes, peatlands, and very vulnerable nature areas are supplied with water for as long as possible. More measures may follow in the coming weeks. With two-thirds of the Dutch population living below sea level, droughts can quickly become an acute problem in the Netherlands, leading to rivers silting up and hampering water traffic. Due to the increasin
Houseboats are seen lying on the muddy bottom of the Waal river. Due to the ongoing drought, the Netherlands officially has a water shortage, the government announced. The scarce water will be distributed according to the legal agreements so that dikes, peatlands, and very vulnerable nature areas are supplied with water for as long as possible. More measures may follow in the coming weeks. With two-thirds of the Dutch population living below sea level, droughts can quickly become an acute problem in the Netherlands, leading to rivers silting up and hampering water traffic. Due to the increasing drought, houseboats are lying on the muddy bottom, at the Ooijpolder area near Nijmegen.
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