Caption

Extreme low tide, here at the ThyssenKrupp Steel Steel Plant in Duisburg-Marxloh, sandbanks have formed due to the low Rhine level, freighters can only travel with reduced loads, the TKS steel mill has reduced its production as no longer enough raw materials can be delivered for the steel industry, Rhine level du-Ruhr at 149 cm, lowest level ever measured, trend falling, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Aug 02, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

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BRK26H80_057

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142.4Mb (47.5Mb) / 28.8in x 19.2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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