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Bicycle wrecks on the dry riverbed under the WAALBRUG, NIJMEGEN.Prolonged drought has reduced water levels on the RHINE and WAAL to exceptional lows, severely restricting inland shipping. Barges must sail with significantly reduced cargo, driving up transport costs and putting pressure on supply chains between the PORT OF ROTTERDAM and Germany. These long-submerged bicycle wrecks and debris, now fully exposed on the sand and rocks, clearly illustrate the impact of this summer drought on one of Europes most vital waterways.