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Symbolic image: Low water on the Rhine forces first production cuts in GermanySymbolic image

Low water on the Rhine forces first production cuts in Germany

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Persistent low water on the Rhine is forcing the first companies to cut production, and shifting deliveries entirely to road is barely possible, FAZ reported on Tuesday. Swiss Re put worldwide economic losses from natural disasters in the first half of the year at $100 billion, a sharp decline.

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