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Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop

Scuttled German WW2 warships have reemerged from the Danube in drought-hit Europe.

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Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop

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  1. Sunken Nazi warships resurface as water levels drop

  2. Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo.

  3. The vessels were among hundreds scuttled along the Danube by Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces, and still hamper river traffic during low water levels. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic

  4. Strewn across the riverbed, some of the ships still boast turrets, command bridges, broken masts and twisted hulls, while others lie mostly submerged under sand banks.

  5. Ivica Skodric, a 37-year old local fisherman, points at the wreckage of a World War Two German warship in the Danube in Prahovo, Serbia. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic

  6. Wreckage of a World War Two German warship is seen in the Danube in Prahovo, Serbia August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic

  7. The wreckage of a World War Two German warship lies exposed in the Danube in Prahovo, Serbia. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic

  8. The wreckage of a World War Two German warship is seen as the Danube river reaches record low levels in Prahovo, Serbia. REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic

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