The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the Danube River during World War II have emerged near Serbia’s river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August that saw the river’s water level drop.

World War II-era vessels once operated by the Kriegsmarine have “risen” from the depths of the Danube, in Serbia. The wrecks, which belonged to Germany’s Black Sea Fleet, have surfaced as a result of a months-long drought that’s caused the river’s water levels to recede.

By Krisztina Fenyo and Fedja Grulovic MOHACS, Hungary/PRAHOVO, Serbia (Reuters) - The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the River Danube during World War Two have emerged near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo,