Skip to content
The Nexus
DossierENTITY

Waal River

Coverage of Waal River in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 5 · 18:01 UTCMost recent: Aug 2 · 04:53 UTC
Co-mentioned in this coverage
Netherlandsplace1Germanyplace1Dutch dikestopic1Rhine Riverplace1Jeroen Woudaperson1Dirk Boomperson1Peter van Duijvendijkperson1Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard water corporationorganization182nd Airborne Divisionorganization1Germanyorganization1Hollandplace1
Recent coverage
  • WORLDAug 2 · 04:53 UTCAP NEWS
    Dry, hot summers are putting Dutch dikes at risk and threatening German river trade

    Dry, hot summers are weakening Dutch dikes made of peat, increasing flood risks, and causing record-low water levels in European rivers like the Rhine and Waal. Cargo ships in Germany and the Netherlands are carrying less freight due to shallow waters, while farmers face irrigation restrictions and houseboats rest on exposed riverbeds.

  • WORLDJun 5 · 18:01 UTCCROSSCUT SEATTLE
    Waal River Crossing: 1944

    The paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division executed a suicide mission to cross the Waal River under German observation in 1944, overcoming being outmanned and outgunned to capture two bridges in Holland.