(Bloomberg) -- The Rhine River’s water levels dropped to the lowest in nearly 150 years as hot, dry weather grips Europe, threatening to disrupt a crucial route for transporting coal, fuel and industrial commodities across a large swath of the continent.

PARIS: Record low water levels in Europe’s major rivers have curtailed the transport of goods, reduced electricity...

(Bloomberg) -- Europe’s biggest rivers, vital arteries for the region’s heavy industries, are drying up after the region was seared by a series of heat waves.