Melting ice causes chaos on Danube

Giant chunks of melting ice broke free on the River Danube in Serbia today, damaging hundreds of boats, sweeping away several barges and sinking one of Belgrade’s trademark floating nightclubs.

Melting ice causes chaos on Danube

Giant chunks of melting ice broke free on the River Danube in Serbia today, damaging hundreds of boats, sweeping away several barges and sinking one of Belgrade’s trademark floating nightclubs.

The thick ice had closed large parts of Europe’s busy waterway as the region faced a record-breaking cold snap, but it started shifting on Sunday afternoon because of rising temperatures.

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