The Netherlands and neighboring Germany have been suffering the consequences of the European drought that has also sparked devastating wildfires in France and Spain. For the Dutch, the dry conditions have become a threat to hundreds of miles of dikes that protect the low-lying country from flooding in the winter. In Germany, the lack of rainfall has led to historically low levels in the Rhine, one of Europe's major rivers and a superhighway for freight that is transported in ships along its navigation channels.
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