# Drought forces Hungary to reshape the Danube to keep nuclear power running

https://mins.news/en/video/23157

- DW News, 2026-08-15 19:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQA8HKnvi_4

> A historic drought has lowered the Danube, prompting Hungary to take the unusual step of sinking barges to help keep the Paks nuclear power plant operating. The plant is running at about 25% capacity, while Romania has shut down its last operating reactor under the same conditions.

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