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Why aren’t Hungary’s soldiers helping flood protection? – Here is the minister’s answer
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Péter Magyar, the leader of the Hungarian opposition, blamed the Hungarian government for not deploying enough soldiers on the dams to help with flood protection. Here is the defence minister’s answer.
Hungary deploying as many soldiers as necessary to aid defence work
As many as 1,400 soldiers are assisting flood protection efforts in Hungary, but the military is prepared to deploy as many service members as necessary, the defence minister said on Tuesday morning.
Troops are working day and night along the Danube and are also present in the Mosonmagyaróvár area in the northwest and at two localities in Komarom-Esztergom County in the north, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said, according to a ministry statement.
Soldiers are also being deployed to other towns and villages, he said.
“The Hungarian Armed Forces is providing assistance in handling the situation caused by the floods as requested by the counties,” Szalay-Bobrovniczky said.