The Danube, one of Europe's largest rivers, reached a record low flow level near Devín in Bratislava, Slovakia. According to data from the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU), the average daily discharge was 575.9 cubic meters per second on October 5.
SHMU representative Ivan Garkar reported on Tuesday that this figure is the lowest average daily flow recorded since the beginning of measurements in November 1900, surpassing the previous record set in January 1909. The previous minimum level was 580 cubic meters per second, meaning the average flow on Monday was 4.1 cubic meters per second lower.
Three weeks earlier, SHMU informed that the current summer was the third warmest on record in Slovakia since 1931. Furthermore, severe or extreme drought affected about 90% of the country's territory.
Garkar emphasized: 'The Danube has reached a new absolute minimum in Devín for more than 125 years of records. The record dated 1909 is now in the past after 117 years.'