The Danube RIver peaked at around 26 feet (8 meters) in the Hungarian capital during “the second half of the week,” city officials
announced.According to the Budapest municipality, the water level could reach up to 29 feet (9 meters) by Thursday evening, surpassing the water levels experienced last June and December, without reaching the levels experienced during “the great flooding of 2013.”Footage filmed by Susan Polgar shows flooded streets and submerged boat ramps.“I was born and raised in Budapest more than 50 years ago, and I have to say that a flood this bad is rare,” Polgar
wrote in a post on X. “The damage is quite extensive.”Public transport and garbage disposal in the city were affected by the flooding. Credit: Susan Polgar via Storyful