Now in addition to the cruise being changed, the water levels so low that WW II ordanence is being found in the river bed. Read the attached article. This weekend, half of Koblenz, where the ships are docked, will be evacuated so a 1.8 ton bomb can be delt with.
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This weekend, a large section of the German city of Koblenz will come to
a standstill as bomb experts gingerly defuse a massive World War II bomb
that recently emerged from the Rhine River due to low water levels.
Almost half of the residents will be evacuated, the largest such
operation in the city's history.
You can download the complete article over the Internet at the following
URL:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,800947,00.html
More about this issue
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War Leftovers in the Rhine: Low Water Levels Lead to Explosive Finds
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,799226,00.html
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