Marko Drobnjakovic

Extreme drought has exposed the wreck of the 1913 steam tugboat Slovenian in Serbia’s Sava River near Sremska Mitrovica. Originally named Vag and built in Budapest, the vessel was transferred to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after World War I, renamed, and later used by Yugoslav anti-fascist forces to transport wounded fighters and equipment during World War II. It sank after striking a German mine in April 1945. Falling river levels have also revealed German warships, an ancient Roman bridge and woolly mammoth remains elsewhere in Europe, while disrupting shipping, power generation, agriculture and water supplies. Scientists and Serbian hydrology experts say climate change is intensifying heat and dryness, making such low-water conditions increasingly common.