Record-low Danube uncovers Nazi ships and Ice Age bones

As Europe’s Danube River sinks to record lows amid a summer drought, scores of sunken World War II Nazi ships have resurfaced along the river, with visible hulls near Prahovo, Serbia, and some still armed from the Black Sea fleet; mammoth bones have also surfaced on the riverbed near Ruse, Bulgaria. Officials note that many ships were sunk in 1944 and remain trapped by explosives, and authorities are struggling to keep river traffic moving while water levels — including Budapest’s at about four inches — hit new lows, underscoring the broader impacts of extreme heat and drought on the region.