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,

After excessive heavy rains in Central Europe, floodwaters in the Danube are expected to peak in Budapest on September 20-21. RFE/RL has been documenting the situation in the Hungarian capital, where the Danube has already burst its banks in places.

The Danube River in Budapest has almost reached its peak and reached the Hungarian parliament building on Friday, according to media reports. The water level is expected to rise another 50 centimeters (1.

Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe,

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,

In Hungary's capital Budapest, flood waters have reached a ten-year high following the storm "Boris". The floodwater reached the steps of the

The water level of the Danube River in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava peaked on Tuesday, according to the deputy mayor for the environment, as flooding affected a broad swath of Central Europe.

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.