Romania to spend USD 1.3 mn to unblock Danube River trafic

The ministry asked the government to approve the allocation of funds to 'remove the risk situation' from the Danube, without elaborating on the procedures, according to an e-mailed statement today from the Bucharest-based ministry. More than 250 ships are blocked in different ports, it said. A lack of rain has reduced water levels to about 2,400 cubic meters a second, compared with the usual volume of 3,800 cubic meters at this time of year, according to the country's water supervisory agency. Water levels are expected to continue to decline until Sept. 21, the agency said.