Budapest goes dark amid a drought-driven power crunch
Tourist and locals in Budapest spoke to Reuters as Hungary switched off decorative and non-essential lighting at all state institutions at night. Record-low water levels on the Danube forced the country to largely shut down its sole nuclear plant, which uses the river for cooling, stretching power supply capacity to its limits.
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