Water level on Lower Rhine in Germany falls to record low

BERLIN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Recurring heat waves in Europe are causing water levels on the River Rhine to continue to dwindle, with a record low level of two centimeters recorded in Emmerich near Germany's border with the Netherlands on Monday.

Rainfall expected in the next few days would be "too little to provide a sustained easing of the situation on major rivers," a spokesperson of the German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) told Xinhua.