Parts of the Rhine are closed to ships due to high water levels

The German river is struggling with rising water levels after heavy rainfall that prevents ships from sailing under bridges on the route to Switzerland.
A merchant ship on the river Rhine in Germany. | Photo: Boris Roessler/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
A merchant ship on the river Rhine in Germany. | Photo: Boris Roessler/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

While the Panama Canal can’t get enough water to handle all the ships passing through, the Rhine in Germany has the opposite problem.

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