Published on 06/08/2026 – 10:24 GMT+2 • Updated

10:46

Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar says he is optimistic that the Paks nuclear power station will be able to restart soon as water levels on the Danube slowly rise.

Hungary shut down its sole nuclear power plant, which relies on the waters of the Danube for cooling, on Sunday because of low water levels.

The waters of the Danube, Europe’s second longest river, have dropped in parts to a record low due to successive heatwaves that have parched the continent since May.

“The good news is that we are now nine centimetres above the Danube’s Sunday low, and rain is expected over the Austrian…

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