The Danube drought forced Hungary to shut down its only nuclear power plant and Romania to dynamite a canal.

Record-low water levels in the Danube River have pushed countries in Central and Eastern Europe to the brink of an energy crisis, prompting emergency measures to conserve electricity and protect power generation. In response to the historic drought, Hungary was forced to shut down its only nuclear power plant.

Simultaneously, Romanian naval forces carried out controlled explosions on Monday and Sunday along the river's Bala canal. The demolitions were executed under a national state of emergency to redirect water flow toward Romania's Cernavodă nuclear power plant, highlighting the severe regional impact of the dwindling river levels on critical energy infrastructure.