# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbnwyf_AcPy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68636382-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/58ee953798.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-04T14:19:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Water levels at the village of Kaub, the Rhine's critical shipping bottleneck, have dropped to just 25cm – matching 2018's record drought, but weeks earlier in the summer season. ⁣
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Barges are cutting cargo loads, freight costs have doubled since June, and surcharges are hitting €1,000 ($1,150) per container.⁣
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With rail and road freight already stretched thin, Germany's industrial economy is bracing for a long, expensive summer.⁣
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CGTN's Natalie Carney walked on the bed of what is usually Europe's busiest waterway. Read more on our website.⁣
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#Rhine #Germany #Kaub #Drought

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## Tags

rhine, germany, kaub, drought

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