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South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe live
['Jakub Krupa']
The Guardian
The Romanian Navy detonates underwater explosives during a controlled demolition of submerged rocks to improve water flow to the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant amid exceptionally low water levels on the Danube River, in Izvoarele, Romania.
Photograph: Andreea Alexandru/AP Some 180 kg of explosives were used today, Adevărul reported, to move a large rock restricting the flow of water.
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From tomorrow, further interventions on the Danube will be taken to redirect and boost water flow at the plant, he said.