Hungary flood news: the Danube is peaking in Budapest – PHOTOS

River Danube is to peak today in Hungary’s mesmerising capital, Budapest. The water level may exceed 850 cm, but it will be much below the 2013 record. Experts believe the dams will resist the immense water pressure. However, it will take another week until the water level decreases back to normal, which is why PM Orbán said he would be able to hang up his gumboots only next Thursday.

Hungary news: flood peaking in Budapest

The historic flood caused by Cyclone Boris hit Central Europe and reached Hungary on Wednesday. Yesterday, the Danube has already peaked in the Danube Bend and Szentendre. Esztergom’s mayor posted some shocking photos, while 444.hu shared some other pictures of Szentendre and stated that the flood did not take any of the small town’s charm, so tourists flock there even now.

In Budapest, the Danube is expected to peak at 851 cm, which is lower than the 2013 maximum. Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of the city, stated that Budapest was ready to resist even a 9-metre-high flood. He added that the authorities watched all segments of the Danube. He added that they had to close Pók Street (3rd district), which the 106 bus line touches, to the public.

Tram line nr 2 does not commute between the Hungarian Parliament and South Pest because some segments of its tracks are under meter-high water:

Tramway tracks in water. Photo: John Woods/DNH

Gergely Karácsony warned disaster tourists in a post:

However, there were lots of them between the Chain Bridge and the Hungarian Parliament taking selfies and photos of the flood:

Photo: John Woods/DNH

Pump in operation in Kismaros, houses in danger in Nagymaros in the Danube Bend and Vének under water near Győr:

Finally, another image of a Nagymaros restaurant with the Castle of Visegrád in the background:

Photo: MTI

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Featured image: flood in the Danube Bend