Hungary comes ‘within millimetres’ of shutting down nuclear power plant amid drought crisis – Europe live
Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters“Around 1:30 a.m. we were a few millimetres away from completely shutting down the Paks Power Plant, but then the water level stopped falling and by morning it had risen 1.5 centimetres. For example, a grocery chain Lidl changed its baking shifts, and turned off its drink fridges – despite temperatures expected to get close to 40C. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/ReutersThey are meeting at 10am Brussels time, and we should hear from the EU’s migration commissioner, Magnus Brunner, in the early afternoon.I will bring you all the latest lines here.It’s Tuesday, 4 August 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning.Share
- ▪Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters“Around 1:30 a.m. we were a few millimetres away from completely shutting down the Paks Power Plant, but then the water level stopped falling and by morning it had risen 1.5 centimetres.
- ▪For example, a grocery chain Lidl changed its baking shifts, and turned off its drink fridges – despite temperatures expected to get close to 40C.
- ▪Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/ReutersThey are meeting at 10am Brussels time, and we should hear from the EU’s migration commissioner, Magnus Brunner, in the early afternoon.I will bring you all the latest lines here.It’s Tuesday, 4 Augus
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03.47 EDTMorning opening: Hungary 'within millimetres' of shutting down its nuclear plant as region fights extreme weather and droughtsJakub KrupaHungary has come “within millimetres” of having to shut down its nuclear power plant overnight, prime minister Péter Magyar said, as low water levels in the Danube continue to pose challenges for countries in south-eastern Europe.Paks Nuclear Power Plant with the partially dried-up Danube riverbed in Dunaszentbenedek, Hungary. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters“Around 1:30 a.m. we were a few millimetres away from completely shutting down the Paks Power Plant, but then the water level stopped falling and by morning it had risen 1.5 centimetres.
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