The so-called "Hunger Stone" embedded deep in the Elbe River has reappeared in the Czech Republic after Europe's long, dry summer. "The rafters engraved the dates of those bad years on the soft sandstone boulders typical for this region, hence the name 'hunger stone'," Pazourek said. At three metres (10 feet), its average water level in Decin today is about 1.5 metres lower than in 1904, according to Pazourek. Parts of the hunger stone are usually visible for more than 100 days a year when the water level on the Elbe drops to 160 centimetres, he said. If the project goes ahead, the hunger stone will vanish under water, but Decin has no plans to move it to higher ground.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2018 03:33 UTC