Workers use sandbags to block water as the worst floods to hit Central and Eastern Europe in two decades kill 24.

Prime Minister Orban says preparations to counter floods will stay in place until next Thursday - Anadolu Ajansı

The Danube, Europe's largest river, burst its banks in the Hungarian capital. The water reached the building of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, according to local media. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says that the floods are expected to peak in Budapest on the evening of September 21.

The Danube River was closed to all shipping traffic in Austria on Tuesday due to severe flooding, according to APA news agency,

Tourists and locals take pictures of the Danubeoverflowing, as Hungary reels from severe floods::"I think it's terrible for the people living in the city because I think it must have a lot of economic consequences,

The Danube peaked at a 10-year high in a heavily fortified Budapest on Saturday with the water reaching the steps of parliament, after deadly Storm Boris lashed Europe.

Flooding in Hungary’s capital Budapest View of flood waters near Hungary's parliament building in Budapest. Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and at least 23 deaths.