Extreme drought in Hungary has halted river transport, shut down a nuclear power plant and exposed historic sites. Large companies have been ordered to cut consumption, while local people fear power cuts.
First published in Deník N.
It is nine o’clock on Wednesday morning and the temperature in Budapest is 31°C. According to the forecast, it will reach 39°C in the afternoon. I am standing beneath Margaret Bridge, in a place I would not normally be able to reach with dry shoes.
I am not alone. The new “beach” on Margaret Island has quickly become an attraction. Parents with children, young runners, older residents and tourists all come here. Everyone wants a photograph of a sight nobody can remember seeing.
A visitor to the new “beach” beneath Margaret Bridge. Source: Tomáš Morvay
