# Danube water level at lowest point in 100-150 years — Serbian Interior Ministry

https://mins.news/en/item/23167

- TASS, 2026-08-15 19:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2173763

> Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said the Danube has fallen to its lowest level in 100 to 150 years, making forest-fire suppression more difficult because water is needed for firefighting. Thirty-two fires have been contained nationwide, though efforts in the Deliblato Sands reserve remain hindered by difficult terrain. The drought was caused by hot weather and a lack of rain in Central and Eastern Europe.

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