Budapest public transport disrupted by Danube flooding, roads closed in the country

Tram no. 2 in Budapest is not running due to the flooding of the Danube, and several roads in the country are closed.

Due to the high water level of the Danube, tram no. 2 between Széchenyi István Square and Boráros Square and trams no. 2B and 23 between Jászai Mari Square and Boráros Square are not running in Budapest, BKK Info announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday. The transport company recommends using trams no. 4 and 6, bus 15 and the metro.

On Tuesday, the Budapest Police Headquarters issued a warning that due to the rising water level of the Danube, it is dangerous for pedestrians to stay on the closed Buda and Pest Lower Quays. The Buda and Pest Lower Quays have been closed to vehicle traffic due to the risk of flooding, Telex reports.

BKK Info also shared that instead of tram line no. 2, the light tram will run today on tram line no. 49.

The Danube at Budapest is expected to peak around 680 centimetres on Thursday morning. Water levels are expected to fall below the level of the quay on Friday, 24.hu writes.

In Dunakeszi, the Danube was already at 659 centimetres on Tuesday evening:

According to Útinform, several roads are closed in the country due to flooding:

• In Pest county, the entire road no. 12125 leading to the border at Ipolydamásd was closed.
• In Komárom-Esztergom county, the section of the Esztergom-Country border link road no. 11326 between km 1 and km 2 on the quay side is closed due to the Danube flooding.
• In Vas county, due to the flooding of the river Répce, road no. 8631 Vasegerszeg-Nagygeresd linking road between Nagygeresd and the main road 86 was closed.
• In Nógrád county, road no. 2209 leading to the border bridge at Őrhalom was closed due to the flooding of the River Ipoly.

Yesterday, the Mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, ordered a second-level flood alert in Budapest. The Buda and Pest Lower Quays were closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Monday.

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