Water level rivers Germany is rising rapidly

cologne - The high water levels in the German rivers Rhine, Moselle and Danube remain critical this entire weekend. The water level in the Rhine is rising faster than expected and a restriction on shipping is introduced at Cologne during the course of Saturday.

Around 10.00 hours the water level in the Domstad was almost 8 meters, in the evening that would have risen to the critical point of 8.5 meters. On Monday, the Rhine reaches the highest point of 9 meters.