Hungary: Successive heatwaves drain Danube river used to cool nuclear plant • FRANCE 24 English

Prolonged drought and extreme heat across Europe have also triggered an energy crisis. For the first time ever, Hungary announced the shutdown of the country’s only nuclear power plant, after water levels in the Danube fell to a record low. Peter O’Brien explains.
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