Danube flooding: here is when Budapest’s main traffic route will reopen

The lower embankment of the River Danube will be reopened for traffic on both sides from Sunday, following the recent flooding of the river, the Budapest Metropolitan Office said.

The receding water level enables the public sanitation division of the Budapest public works company to start the clean-up of the lower embankment on Saturday morning, the statement said.

Over eighty workers will use thirty vehicles for removing sediment and sludge on both sides of the river after the flood, the statement added.

The mayor’s office asked Budapest residents to stay away from the area during the clean-up operation.

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Here is Gergely Karácsony’s relevant Facebook post: