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Storm Boris hits Europe, regions around the Danube face the consequences of flooding

2024-09-21 12:02:23Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Storm Boris hits Europe, regions around the Danube face the consequences of

Water levels in the Danube River are expected to slowly rise by 50 centimeters by the evening of September 21, as Hungary and other central European countries grapple with the aftermath of a heavy rainstorm that has swept the region.

Istvan Lang, director of Hungary's water management agency, announced on September 20 that the burden on the team monitoring the floods will be too great.

"This is a very big flood, it will cause a lot of stress," he told Hungarian national television.

Ferry services on the Danube in Hungary have been suspended, and water is likely to reach tram and metro lines as well.

Lang said flooding from the rain will last longer than expected. The water level in Dabun is receding more slowly than expected due to the large amount of rain that fell in Germany after Cyclone Boris erupted, he added.

Lang said the area south of Budapest will be largely safe from flooding thanks to major infrastructure improvements that have been made to the region since a catastrophic flood in 1956, and the country's dams are in very good condition.

Zoltan Gora, Hungary's national director of disaster prevention, confirmed that Budapest is protected up to a water level of nine meters. Forecasts indicate that the water will reach 8.5 meters or less.

The capital's water authorities also assured residents that drinking water supplies will be safe.

Flood protection has also been put in place along some parts of the Danube in Serbia, the water management authority in the Vojvodina region in the north of the country announced on September 20.

Regular flood protection measures have been implemented along more than 253 kilometers of the river, including sections of the Danube bank from the state border with Hungary to the area of ​​Kovilji east of Novi Sad, as well as in the structures of a hydroelectric system and in areas rural.

Vojvodina's water management authority said forecasts from the Hydrometeorological Institute of Serbia indicate that the Danube's water levels will rise in the coming days.

In Romania, where floodwaters have already caused significant damage, authorities said the latest toll showed six people had died due to flooding. In more than 24 municipalities in the eastern region of Romania, more than 20,000 inhabitants have been affected by flood waters./ REL


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