From Europe to China, how extreme weather has seen water levels drop, uncovering historical sites

Weeks of baking drought across the world have seen water levels in rivers and lakes plunge, exposing long-submerged ships, historical sites and ancient statues.

Europe’s worst drought in what could be 500 years has revealed so-called ‘hunger stones’, German warships sunk during the Second World War and a prehistoric stone circle dubbed the ‘Spanish Stonehenge’.

In China, plunging water levels have revealed a submerged island and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are believed to be 600…