The last couple months have brought a rare drought and heatwave to Germany, damaging this year's harvest, including some of the country’s essential crops such as grains, potatoes, maize and sugar beets. /VCG Photo

Suffering from the great loss caused by the drought and heatwave, German farmers sought 1.6 billion US dollars in emergency aid to cover the shortfall. /VCG Photo

According to Joachim Rukwied, president of a German farming association DBV, the aid should be paid to farmers who have lost 30 percent or more of their harvests. /VCG Photo

Furthermore, the intense drought and heatwave have also spread to other EU countries, including the UK, Poland, Spain and Portugal, causing a huge decline of harvest crops. /VCG Photo