This week, Bonn city authorities announced that due to the heatwave and the drought in Germany, the water level of the Rhine has dropped significantly, which has exposed old World War II munitions and grenades lodged in the riverbed.
The city has issued a warning to all residents, asking them to avoid walking the muddy and unpaved newly exposed part of the river. Additionally, according to an official statement, citizens should not collect, take or move any munitions they stumble upon.
Authorities point out that unexploded old munitions could be very unstable, especially grenades, and pose a very serious risk to both life and limb.
