temperatures in the last few weeks, which has drained the water levels of the rhine. it means fewer boats can now navigate germany s biggest river, and that s pushing freight costs through the roof. wendy urquhart reports. the rhine stretches from the swiss alps to the north sea and it is a major freight route, with hundreds of tonnes of goods being shipped down the river every day, but the lack of rain this summer means that water levels have plunged to depths not seen since the drought of 2018, making it extremely hazardous for captains to navigate the river, without damaging the boats, and many have already got stuck on the riverbed. shipping companies have reduced their loads by up to 70% to make sure they can reach their destination, but they ve also had to contend with a hike in freight charges, from 20 euros a tonne to 110 euros a tonne,
european countries. wholesale prices are 4a8% higher than they were a year ago. experts say that s significant. we actually saw an all time record high being traded today, at more than 220 euros a megawatt hour compared to the usual trading range, which is below a0 euros a megawatt hour over the last five years. this is what s contributing to those higher prices. what you re looking at here is a map of the nord stream pipelines, which move russian gas into europe through germany. eu countries have blocked the use of nord stream 2, which would ve boosted capacity. they did it in response to russia s invasion of ukraine. this week, russian gas giant gazprom said it would cut gas supplies on the other pipeline down to about one fifth of capacity that s half the current rate. russia says it s necessary for maintenance. but many aren t buying this explanation. overnight, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky repeated his call for more sanctions against moscow. let s hearfrom him. transla
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