{
  "id": 2367174,
  "title": "Hungary’s lakes and rivers hit record lows as severe drought deepens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/hungarys-lakes-and-rivers-hit-record-lows-as-severe-drought-deepens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T10:54:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/21/hungarys-lakes-and-rivers-hit-record-lows-as-severe-drought-deepens"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hungary is facing a severe water crisis, with prolonged heat and drought driving water levels sharply lower. Around 99% of the country is under severe or extreme drought, while desertification threatens the Great Hungarian Plain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}