Record low water levels on the Danube River have prompted the shutdown of Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, the country's only nuclear facility, for the first time in nearly 50 years due to insufficient cooling water. Hydropower production in Austria and Switzerland has also fallen sharply, with inflows nearly 50 percent below average in July, while alert drought conditions have been reported across multiple regions in Europe. The plant supplies nearly half of Hungary's electricity according to available reports.